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flag New immunotherapy drug Keytruda extends head and neck cancer remission to five years.

flag Immunotherapy drug Pembrolizumab, sold as Keytruda, has shown significant benefits in treating head and neck cancers, keeping the disease at bay for five years compared to 30 months with standard care. flag The drug targets a protein called PD-L1, enhancing the immune system's ability to fight cancer. flag A global trial involving 714 patients found that the risk of cancer returning elsewhere in the body was 10% lower among those on Pembrolizumab after three years. flag This treatment offers hope for longer cancer-free periods for patients with this type of cancer.

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