Sentences with phrase «over standard chemotherapy»

Merck's cancer immunotherapy Keytruda is one of the pharma giant's rising stars, especially in the wake of evidence that the therapy had a survival benefit over standard chemotherapy in advanced lung cancer patients.

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It is the first time a therapy has improved progression - free survival over the current standard first line treatment with platinum - based doublet chemotherapy.»

Those who received standard chemotherapy plus Avastin, and then maintenance Avastin, for up to 10 months lived just over 14 months without their disease progressing compared with about 10 months for those receiving standard chemotherapy alone.