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UCLA-led research shows that prior treatments influence immunotherapy response in advanced melanoma

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Research led by scientists at UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that responses to PD-1 checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma depended on whether or not they had previously received another immunotherapy—CTLA-4 blockade—as well as other factors.

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