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In the KEYNOTE-355 trial, overall survival improved among patients whose tumors had high levels of the PD-L1 protein.</p> <p><a href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/pembrolizumab-triple-negative-breast-cancer-improves-survival">Continue Reading ></a></p> </div> </div> </li> </li> <li> <li class="general-list-item general list-item"> <div class="list-item-image image container"> <a class="item-image image" href="/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2022/rhabdomyosarcoma-targeting-fusion-protein-kdm4b"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/xnrzdm211/files/styles/cgov_thumbnail/public/cgov_image/media_image/2022-07/Rhabdo%20fusion%20protein%20KDM4B-high%20res.png?h=0f3c8652&itok=r251ozvw" width="228" height="171" alt="An illustration with two panels. On the left, PAX3-FOXO1 interacts with KDM4B in front of stretched-out DNA. 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