Lower-dosage pembrolizumab as subsequent treatment in pre-treated locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated malignancy. Concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) or systemic chemotherapy is the mainstay of first-line treatment of NPC. A recent study demonstrated a measurable response of metastatic NPC treated with pembrolizumab, an immune che...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Hsien Lin, Chieh-Lin J. Teng, Wen-Li Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S231130061730085X