Does the final report and approval of CHECKMATE 227 (ipi/nivo) regimen change your first line recommendations for patients with PDL1 TPS < 1%?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Not at this point. There are many factors that should be considered when treating patients with a PD-L1 < 1%. A recent analysis (page 372, MA25.01) of KEYNOTE 407, 021, and 189 indicated that patients receiving chemotherapy + pembrolizumab had improved survival compared to those receiving chemoth...
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Medical Oncologist at Kaiser Permanente Thanks for the data. It looks like the median foll...
Medical Oncologist at University of Minnesota Medical School From the available data it is difficult to know wh...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I agree With Dr.@Nasser H. Hanna - I think these results however beg the question of a comparison trial between Nivo/Ipi and chemo/Pembro (in various strata - PDL1 0, PDL1 1-49%, and PDl1 > 50%).
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Use of nivo/ipi would be off label and my board answer is still any of the chemo/IO combinations with pembro or atezo. But the 2 year OS rate of 40% in the PD-L1 < 1% subset was impressive and the duration of response with this combination is hard to ignore. We will see the 3-year follow up at AS...
Thanks for the data. It looks like the median foll...
From the available data it is difficult to know wh...