Pembrolizumab plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus placebo plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (KEYNOTE-412): a randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial.
Machiels JP, Tao Y, Licitra L, Burtness B, Tahara M, Rischin D, Alves G, Lima IPF, Hughes BGM, Pointreau Y, Aksoy S, Laban S, Greil R, Burian M, Hetnał M, Delord JP, Mesía R, Taberna M, Waldron JN, Simon C, Grégoire V, Harrington KJ, Swaby RF, Zhang Y, Gumuscu B, Bidadi B, Siu LL; KEYNOTE-412 Investigators.
Machiels JP, et al.
Lancet Oncol. 2024 May;25(5):572-587. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00100-1. Epub 2024 Mar 29.
Lancet Oncol. 2024.
PMID: 38561010
Clinical Trial.
BACKGROUND: Despite multimodal therapy, 5-year overall survival for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is about 50%. We assessed the addition of pembrolizumab to concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced HNSCC. METHODS: In the ran …
BACKGROUND: Despite multimodal therapy, 5-year overall survival for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HN …