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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Storm Newton

New NHS blood cancer pill could help patients live well for longer

Some 288 patients were given the new triplet drug of mezigdomide, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone - (PA Wire)

Patients battling an incurable blood cancer could live significantly longer without their disease progressing, thanks to a new once-daily pill that may soon be added to existing NHS treatments, researchers have revealed.

A recent trial demonstrated that individuals receiving a 'triplet therapy', which incorporated the novel drug mezigdomide, experienced more than double the progression-free survival time.

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