In early results “unprecedented in rectal cancer,” 14/14 patients show clinical complete response to dostarlimab

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All fourteen rectal cancer patients in a small phase II study of dostarlimab, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, saw their cancer completely disappear—with no progression or recurrence at follow-up six to 25 months later. None of the patients required further chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery. 

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Alice Tracey
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