“Biliary tract cancer is rising in incidence worldwide, and unfortunately most patients are diagnosed with this devastating type of cancer at an advanced stage, when the five-year survival rate is less than 5%,” said Dr. Robin Kate Kelley, professor of clinical medicine in the division of hematology/oncology, University of California, San Francisco. “This trial shows that adding KEYTRUDA to chemotherapy holds the potential to extend life for these patients.”
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