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Immunotherapy Before Surgery Eliminates Recurrence in Bowel Cancer Trial

In the NEOPRISM-CRC trial, 32 patients with a specific genetic form of stage two or three bowel cancer received pembrolizumab before surgery instead of post-surgery chemotherapy. After nearly three years, none experienced recurrence, even those with traces of disease remaining after treatment.

Bowel cancer “melted away” after immunotherapy, then stayed away
Immunotherapy Before Surgery Eliminates Recurrence in Bowel Cancer Trial
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In the NEOPRISM-CRC trial, 32 patients with a specific genetic form of stage two or three bowel cancer received pembrolizumab before surgery instead of post-surgery chemotherapy. After nearly three years, none experienced recurrence, even those with traces of disease remaining a…