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This research has crucial implications for the potential development of new combination therapies for the disease, as senior author Tobias Schatton, PharmD, PhD, explains.</p> <a href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/04/11/researchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma/" class="more-link">Read More...</a><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-7733" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/04/11/researchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-7733" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/04/11/researchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-7733" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/04/11/researchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/04/11/researchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Researchers%20Discover%20Role%20of%20PD-1%20in%20Driving%20Growth%20of%20Merkel%20Cell%20Carcinoma&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brighamhealthonamission.org%2F2024%2F04%2F11%2Fresearchers-discover-role-of-pd-1-in-driving-growth-of-merkel-cell-carcinoma%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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The Brigham’s Elio Adib, MD, a co-author of the study, discusses key takeaways.</p> <a href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/03/26/patients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors/" class="more-link">Read More...</a><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-7682" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/03/26/patients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-7682" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/03/26/patients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-7682" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/03/26/patients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/03/26/patients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Patients%20With%20EGFR-Mutant%20NSCLC%20May%20Benefit%20from%20Targeted%20Therapy%20More%20Than%20Checkpoint%20Inhibitors&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brighamhealthonamission.org%2F2024%2F03%2F26%2Fpatients-with-egfr-mutant-nsclc-may-benefit-from-targeted-therapy-more-than-checkpoint-inhibitors%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, senior author of the paper, recently presented the study findings.</p> <a href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/02/19/gene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma/" class="more-link">Read More...</a><div class="sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled"><div class="robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing"><h3 class="sd-title">Share this:</h3><div class="sd-content"><ul><li class="share-linkedin"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-linkedin-7552" class="share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/02/19/gene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma/?share=linkedin" target="_blank" title="Click to share on LinkedIn" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-twitter"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-twitter-7552" class="share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/02/19/gene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma/?share=twitter" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Twitter" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-facebook"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="sharing-facebook-7552" class="share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/02/19/gene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma/?share=facebook" target="_blank" title="Click to share on Facebook" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-print"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-print sd-button share-icon no-text" href="https://www.brighamhealthonamission.org/2024/02/19/gene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma/" target="_blank" title="Click to print" ><span></span><span class="sharing-screen-reader-text">Click to print (Opens in new window)</span></a></li><li class="share-email"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-shared="" class="share-email sd-button share-icon no-text" href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Gene%20Therapy%20Approach%20Shows%20Encouraging%20Survival%20Results%20in%20Some%20Patients%20With%20Glioblastoma&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.brighamhealthonamission.org%2F2024%2F02%2F19%2Fgene-therapy-approach-shows-encouraging-survival-results-in-some-patients-with-glioblastoma%2F&share=email" target="_blank" title="Click to email a link to a friend" data-email-share-error-title="Do you have email set up?" data-email-share-error-text="If you're having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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Learn about the work of Michael H. Rosenthal, MD, PhD, Benjamin H. Kann, MD, Martin T. King, MD, PhD, and Danielle S. 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