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An experimental immunotherapy developed by Bristol Myers Squibb prevented metastatic melanoma from worsening when added to the company’s approved treatment, Opdivo, the company said Wednesday.

The result is a step forward for immunotherapy, a field that has seen only halting progress since the development of medicines like Opdivo and Merck’s rival treatment, Keytruda.

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