This is a promising development on the way to a less painful treatment. 🧐
During the experimentation process, the patients were given dostarlimab every three weeks for six months, and chemoradiotherapy and surgery were set to follow in case of tumors returned. But in the end, there was no trace left from the tumors to be seen through MRI scans, PET scans, endoscopy, and biopsy.
So far, almost three-quarters of patients have suffered mild or moderate side effects, such as rash, itching, tiredness, and nausea. Besides that, none of them has experienced regrowth in cancer, with the median follow-up being one year and some patients remaining cancer-free for two years.only 12 patients
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