cervical cancer
Breakthrough on cervical cancer treatment could cut deaths by 35%
Posted in Medicine, Science on 19th Feb, 2024
by Alex Muller
Researchers funded by Cancer Research UK have made the biggest improvement in cervical cancer treatment in more than 20 years by changing how we use existing drugs.
Tislelizumab Plus Bevacizumab/Chemo Demonstrates Early Efficacy in Cervical Cancer
Posted in Medicine on 20th Jul, 2023
by Alex Muller
The addition of the PD-L1 inhibitor tislelizumab to standard bevacizumab and platinum-doublet chemotherapy in the first-line setting prolonged progression-free survival, produced encouraging responses, and was well tolerated in patients with cervical cancer.
First immunotherapy approved for cervical cancer in England and Scotland
Posted in Medicine on 21st May, 2023
by Alex Muller
The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) is now available for people in England and Scotland with some forms of advanced cervical cancer.