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Combined nivolumab and ipilimumab versus ipilimumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma: 2-year overall survival outcomes in a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 2 trial.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Nov 2016
Hodi F Stephen, Chesney Jason, Pavlick Anna C, Robert Caroline, Grossmann Kenneth F, McDermott David F, Linette Gerald P, Meyer Nicolas, Giguere Jeffrey K, Agarwala Sanjiv S, Shaheen Montaser, Ernstoff Marc S, Minor David R, Salama April K, Taylor Matthew H, Ott Patrick A, Horak Christine, Gagnier Paul, Jiang Joel, Wolchok Jedd D, Postow Michael A
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BACKGROUND: Results from phase 2 and 3 trials in patients with advanced melanoma have shown significant improvements in the proportion of patients achieving an objective response and prolonged progression-free survival with the combination of nivolumab (an anti-PD-1 antibody) plus ipilimumab (an anti-CTLA-4 antibody) compared with ipilimumab alone. We report 2-year overall survival data from a randomised...
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