Tag Archives: Cancer

Merck treads on Sanofi, Regeneron’s turf with Keytruda’s latest skin cancer OK

It’s a feeling Sanofi and Regeneron’s immuno-oncology rivals know all too well: Merck & Co.’s Keytruda just moved into a market you had cornered. Now, the pair is about to get its first taste of that particular brand of competition. The FDA Wednesday approved Keytruda in recurrent or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma that can’t be… Read More »

Medical News Today: Cancer: Using copper to boost immunotherapy

An interdisciplinary group of scientists has successfully destroyed tumor cells in mice by using nano-sized copper compounds alongside immunotherapy. Importantly, the tumors did not return after the treatment ceased. According to the World Health Organization, cancer is the second leading cause of death worldwide — in 2018, it was responsible for approximately 9.6 million deaths.… Read More »