Pembrolizumab for first-line treatment of advanced unresectable or metastatic esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer
Esophageal cancer (EC) is the seventh most common malignancy worldwide. Although systemic chemotherapy is the standard treatment for advanced EC, the available cytotoxic agents have limited efficacy. Pembrolizumab, a humanized monoclonal immunoglobulin G4 antibody that inhibits programmed cell death...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2023-01-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848221148250 |