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First results of nivolumab plus ipilimumab vs nivolumab monotherapy for microsatellite instability high/ mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer from CheckMate 8HW
Author(s)Heinz-Josef Lenz, MD
Dr. Heinz-Josef Lenz presents first results from the CheckMate 8HW trial, demonstrating that nivolumab plus ipilimumab significantly improves progression-free survival and overall response rates compared to nivolumab monotherapy in patients with microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient metastatic colorectal cancer across all lines of therapy.
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