Jemperli Cancer Drug: What To Know As GSK Says It Improves Survival For Uterine Cancer Patients

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Jemperli, a cancer drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, improved survival for patients diagnosed with a form of uterine cancer by more than one year, the British drugmaker said Saturday, the latest findings of a late-stage trial by GSK seeking to expand the use of the treatment.

The findings—part of a late-stage trial by the drugmaker—also indicated treatment resulted in a 31% and 37% reduction in risk of death and risk of disease progression, respectively, when compared with just chemotherapy treatment, the drugmaker said.to use with chemotherapy for treating some types of endometrial cancer, which forms in the womb, that are in advanced stages or have returned.

 

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