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A blood test may be an easy way to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy – News-Medical.Net
A test which detects changing levels of tumour fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, a treatment option for advanced cancers.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Aug 3 2020
A test which detects changing levels of tumor fragments in the blood may be an easy, non-invasive and quick way to predict who will benefit from immunotherapy, a treatment option for advanced cancers.
Although immunotherapy has been shown to shrink tumors and prolong survival for patients for whom other treatments have failed, about 20-30% of patients benefit from it. Clinicians don’t yet know ahead of time who this subset of patients is.
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