First-line treatment with a combination of Yervoy (ipilimumab) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) failed to prolong survival and delay disease progression in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with Keytruda alone, according to data from a Phase 3 trial. The KEYNOTE-598 (NCT03302234) trial involved patients whose tumors produced high levels of PD-L1 and harbored no mutations in the EGFR or ALK genes. Data also showed higher toxicity and risk of serious side effects with the combination…

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