Dr Elena Elez speaks to ecancer about the health-related quality of life analyses from CheckMate 8HW.
This clinical trial explores nivolumab plus ipilimumab versus nivolumab monotherapy for microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient (MSI-H/dMMR) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).
Results show that the combination therapy significantly improves progression-free survival and enhances patients' quality of life, despite potential increased toxicity.
Dr Elez highlights that these findings underscore the effectiveness of immunotherapy in improving patient outcomes.