Pembrolizumab Plus Cabozantinib Elicits Responses in Recurrent HNSCC
Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, discusses data from a phase 2 trial (NCT03468218), which showed that pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus cabozantinib (Cabometyx) elicited an overall response rate of 45.2% in patients with recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
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Pembrolizumab Plus Cabozantinib Elicits Responses in Recurrent HNSCC
Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, expanded on efficacy data from a phase 2 trial investigating pembrolizumab plus cabozantinib in patients with recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and current challenges and safety concerns in selecting patients for evaluation.
A doublet regimen comprised of pembrolizumab and cabozantinib elicited encouraging responses in patients with recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, meeting the primary end point of a phase 2 trial.
Nabil Saba, MD, FACP, discusses the evaluation of pembrolizumab plus cabozantinib in patients with recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.