Immunotherapy makes breakthrough in breast cancer

In the Impassion 130 study, triple-negative breast cancer patients treated with immunotherapy and chemotherapy survived 7.2 months without the disease progressing, compared with 5.5 months in the chemotherapy- only group.
In the Impassion 130 study, triple-negative breast cancer patients treated with immunotherapy and chemotherapy survived 7.2 months without the disease progressing, compared with 5.5 months in the chemotherapy- only group.PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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Nov 5, 2018, 5:00 am SGT

Global study shows immunotherapy, combined with chemotherapy, can help to extend lives of patients with aggressive breast cancer

joyceteo@sph.com.sg

News that combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy can help extend the lifespan of triple-negative breast cancer patients offers hope for those inflicted with this aggressive and hard-to-treat cancer.

It is a breakthrough for immunotherapy as breast cancer was thought to be unresponsive to the body's immune system.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 05, 2018, with the headline 'Immunotherapy makes breakthrough in breast cancer'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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