New Treatments Extend Lives of Advanced Bladder Cancer Patients

Patients who received a combination of immunotherapy drugs lived longer than those who received standard chemotherapy treatment.
New Treatments Extend Lives of Advanced Bladder Cancer Patients
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Two new treatments are proving to be the most effective treatment in decades for some people with bladder cancer, according to groundbreaking trial results in two separate studies.

Researchers found that in both trials, patients who received a combination of immunotherapy drugs lived longer than those who received standard chemotherapy treatment, marking a never-before-seen improvement in treatment for advanced bladder cancer.

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