Setback for improved therapy in advanced urothelial cancer
Neither mono nor dual immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy improved survival in multi-nation study
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A bid to harness immune checkpoint blockade to improve first-line therapy for patients with untreated metastatic urothelial cancer has faltered with a phase 3 trial failing to meet primary endpoints, a conference has heard.
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