Powerful drug combination for breast cancer ‘could save thousands of lives’

A new study suggests a powerful new drug combination could halt breast cancer (Rui Vieira/PA)

A powerful drug combination for breast cancer could save thousands of lives, according to new results from a long-term study.

The drug Keytruda (also known as pembrolizumab), if given at the right time and in combination with chemotherapy, can stop the disease coming back in women with a type of aggressive breast cancer, driving up the chance of being cured.