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The FDA has granted accelerated approval to a novel immunotherapy drug targeting specific protein mutations in patients with metastatic melanoma.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Who
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
What
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to a novel immunotherapy drug targeting specific protein mutations in patients with metastatic melanoma.
When
Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:40:08 GMT · 2d 16h ago
Where
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA · 39.0347°N, 76.9958°W
Why
Clinical trials demonstrated a 45% reduction in tumor size for patients who had previously failed to respond to standard checkpoint inhibitors.
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