Immunotherapy makes breakthrough in breast cancer

Global study shows immunotherapy, combined with chemotherapy, can help to extend lives of patients with aggressive 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. PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO
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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. Subscribe