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Vitamin B6 is abundant in meats, fish, poultry, shellfish, leafy green vegetables, legumes, fruits, and whole grains, so deficiencies are rare. Sometimes people take B6 to treat symptoms related to heart disease, hypertension, nerve pain, and diabetes. But taking high levels of B6 may cause toxicities and even cause nerve damage.
Positive results from a clinical trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine show that the combination of the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab (Yervoy™) and nivolumab (Opdivo™), produced significantly better outcomes than ipilimumab alone in patients with advanced melanoma. A second piece in the same issue from MSK details a dramatic response occurring after a single dose of the combination therapy.
Africa Fernandez Lopez, PhD, CCRP, serves as Associate Director, Alliance Management in the Office of Technology Development.
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