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Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer.
The New England journal of medicine - 24 May 2018
Forde Patrick M, Chaft Jamie E, Smith Kellie N, Anagnostou Valsamo, Cottrell Tricia R, Hellmann Matthew D, Zahurak Marianna, Yang Stephen C, Jones David R, Broderick Stephen, Battafarano Richard J, Velez Moises J, Rekhtman Natasha, Olah Zachary, Naidoo Jarushka, Marrone Kristen A, Verde Franco, Guo Haidan, Zhang Jiajia, Caushi Justina X, Chan Hok Yee, Sidhom John-William, Scharpf Robert B, White James, Gabrielson Edward, Wang Hao, Rosner Gary L, Rusch Valerie, Wolchok Jedd D, Merghoub Taha, Taube Janis M, Velculescu Victor E, Topalian Suzanne L, Brahmer Julie R, Pardoll Drew M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Antibodies that block programmed death 1 (PD-1) protein improve survival in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but have not been tested in resectable NSCLC, a condition in which little progress has been made during the past decade. METHODS: In this pilot study, we administered two preoperative doses of PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab in adults with untreated, surgically resectable...
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