Sentences with phrase «taking pembrolizumab»
For those taking pembrolizumab, there needs to be a certain threshold of PD - L1 expressed on the tumor for treatment, according to the FDA's label.
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By binding to and blocking certain molecules on T cells, in this case a molecule called PD - 1, pembrolizumab «takes the brakes off» the immune response, allowing a more powerful response to cancer.
The study will include 330 patients receiving T - VEC plus pembrolizumab and 330 patients taking placebo injections plus pembrolizumab.