How would you treat a patient with aggressive metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, which is not amenable to surgery or radiation?
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Medical Oncology · University of Colorado
This is an interesting question. Recently in the NEJM (July 2018) there was a phase 1/2 study using an anti PD1 agent (cemiplimab) for advanced, unresectable or metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Previously this was a tumor type with no approved therapies and treatment recommendations wer...
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Medical Oncology · Hematology Oncology Medical Group of Orange County
I usually use cetuximab/carboplatin/5fu as 1st line therapy if pt is fit. if not, then single agent cetuximab or weekly platinum. There is not much data but mostly extrapolation from head/neck cancer.
For 2nd line therapy, I try to use pd-1 or pd-l1 inhibitor which would be off-label use, if one ca...