Scientists try to trick tough cancers into responding to immunotherapy

NCT ID NCT03519412

Summary

This study tested a new two-step strategy for patients with advanced colorectal cancer that had stopped responding to standard treatments. First, some patients received a chemotherapy drug (temozolomide) with the goal of making their tumors more vulnerable. If that happened, they then received an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab). The main goal was to see if this sequence could help control the cancer.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

    Milan, Italy

  • Istituto Clinico Humanitas

    Rozzano, Italy

  • Istituto Europeo di Oncologia

    Milan, Italy

  • Istituto Nazionale Tumori di Milano

    Milan, Italy

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