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Pembrolizumab receives FDA approval for people with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/pembrolizumab-for-triple-negative-breast-cancer
Full article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1910549

The FDA approved the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of early-stage triple-negative breast cancer that has a high risk for recurrence.  This marks the first approval for this type of drug, known as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. (posted 9/2/21)

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