Immunotherapy Infuses New Hope Into Merkel Cell Carcinoma Care

October 25, 2017

On October 19th, 2017, Danielle Bucco of OncLive released an article pertaining to the advantages of treating Merkel cell carcinoma with immunotherapy. Historically, chemotherapy has been used as the first line of treatment. However, recent statistics highlight the difference in progression-free survival rates between chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This, among other factors, has largely contributed towards the push against treating MCC with chemotherapy. In fact, in the recent 2018 guidelines, immunotherapy regimens have displaced chemotherapy. For more information, view the article here, or the download the article below.

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