KEYNOTE-048

Pembrolizumab ± Chemotherapy in Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Comparaison Critère de jugement

In 882 patients with untreated recurrent or metastatic squamous-cell head and neck cancer, pembrolizumab or pembrolizumab + platinum + 5-FU improved overall survival compared with cetuximab + platinum + 5-FU (EXTREME).

N
882
Schéma
Open-label RCT, three arms
Critère
Overall survival
Pertinence
2
RésultatPembro vs EXTREME (CPS ≥20): OS 14.9 vs 10.7 months (HR 0.61). Pembro+chemo vs EXTREME (total): OS 13.0 vs 10.7 months (HR 0.77).
Burtness B, et al. Lancet. 2019;394(10212):1915-1928. 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)32591-7
Discussion et critique

Replaced the EXTREME regimen as first-line standard in R/M HNSCC. PD-L1 CPS testing is required to select monotherapy candidates.