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ReviewMagyar onkologia2025

[Recent advances in the systemic treatment of head and neck cancers].

Tamás Pintér

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Review in Magyar onkologia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tamás PintérFej-nyaki Daganatok Multidiszciplináris Központ, Országos Onkológiai Intézet, Klinikai Onkológiai Osztály, Budapest, Hungary. pinter.tamas@oncol.hu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a malignancy with high global morbidity and mortality. Over the past decade, systemic treatment paradigms for recurrent/ metastatic (R/M) HNSCC have evolved significantly with the introduction of immuno- and targeted therapies. The phase III KEYNOTE-048 trial established pembrolizumab, alone or in combination with chemotherapy, as a new firstline standard in PD-L1 positive cases. In the second-line setting, the CheckMate 141 and KEYNOTE-040 trials confirmed the survival benefit and favorable safety profile of PD-1 inhibitors. The recent KEYNOTE-689 and NIVOPOSTOP studies highlight the potential role of perioperative and adjuvant immunotherapy in resectable, locally advanced HNSCC. However, multiple negative studies underscore the limitations of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the definitive treatment of locally advanced disease. Defining the optimal sequencing of systemic therapies remains a key clinical challenge in this patient population.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHead and Neck NeoplasmsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapySquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenChemotherapy, AdjuvantClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorspembrolizumab

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PMID40643452
PMCPMC12255508

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