First-line immunotherapy treatment can improve survival for subset of lung cancer patients

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Findings from a phase III clinical trial for advanced lung cancer patients could help oncologists better predict which patients are likely to receive the most benefit from immunotherapy as a first-line treatment based on the unique molecular characteristics of their tumor, according to a new study reported by a global team led by David Carbone of Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer–Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute.

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