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Combination immunotherapy + chemo is safe and effective for advanced small cell cancers in bladder and prostate

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A research team led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators has shown that combining pembrolizumab, an immunotherapy drug, with standard chemotherapy can improve treatment outcomes for patients with small cell bladder cancer and small cell/neuroendocrine prostate cancer.

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