A New Hope For Anti-PD1 Melanoma Patients

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in skin cells called melanocytes. Although it accounts for only about 1% of skin cancers, it causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths. Anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies like Merck's Keytruda and Bristol Myers Squibb's Opdivo are mostly used to treat melanoma and have significantly improved survival outcomes in patients with advanced melanoma. However, a subset of patients develop resistance to PD-1 inhibition.

The company we are profiling today is Replimune Group Inc. (REPL), a clinical-stage biotechnology company that has developed a treatment for anti-PD1 failed melanoma.

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by RTTNews Staff Writer

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