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As an immunologic cancer treatment, Keytruda (pembrolizumab) offers hope to patients, such as former President Carter, who has metastatic melanoma.

I have got thousands of friends and I have had an exciting and adventurous and gratifying existence, ‘ Carter said.

Carter has melanoma that has spread to his liver and brain, he announced August 20.

You don’t have to be a doctor to know it’s an uphill battle for President Carter, who began radiation treatment following his news conference. The drug, and a similar treatment called Opdivo from Bristol-Myers Squibb, are part of a promising class of drugs that...

Each of the spots is very small, “about two millimeters”, Carter said.