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Merima Ramovic, DO, is an oncologist at the Upstate Cancer Center.
Merima Ramovic, DO, is an oncologist at the Upstate Cancer Center.

How a checkpoint inhibitor helped arrest rectal cancer

A small trial of a treatment for rectal cancer showed results described as amazing and encouraging. The trial, which reportedly eliminated the cancer, involved Dostarlimab, a type of medication called a checkpoint inhibitor. Explaining the role of checkpoint inhibitors and the promise of this medication is oncologist Merima Ramovic, DO, from the Upstate Cancer Center. 

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