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STAT+: New immunotherapy combination could ‘change the landscape’ of cancer treatment

A pair of new studies suggest that combining two different kinds of inhibitors could be a new effective approach to immunotherapy.
Round-shaped amino acids in teal and purple are connected separately to represent the Janus kinase 1 protein.

When they work, immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors can shrink cancers and, in some cases, eradicate tumors altogether. These drugs, which include

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