New combo therapy aims to zap liver cancer and keep it from coming back

NCT ID NCT03753659

Summary

This study tested whether adding an immunotherapy drug (pembrolizumab) to a standard tumor-destroying procedure (ablation) could better control early-stage liver cancer. It involved 30 patients eligible for ablation, aiming to see if the combination could shrink tumors before the procedure and help prevent the cancer from returning afterward. The goal was to improve outcomes for patients by using the body's immune system alongside the local treatment.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hannover Medical School

    Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30625, Germany

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