Background/aim: Everolimus in combination with exemestane was shown to offer benefit versus exemestane monotherapy in hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer patients who progressed after aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy.
Patients And Methods: The medical records of metastatic breast cancer patients, treated with everolimus, were retrospectively reviewed to generate real life safety and efficacy data.
Results: Sixty-eight percent of the patients had received chemotherapy (for early or metastatic disease) and 26% had received chemotherapy for metastatic disease.
Immunotherapy (IO) with anti-PD1 inhibitors is available for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHD) since 2016. Both nivolumab and pembrolizumab were tested in phase 3 randomized trials in adults progressing on or after platinum-based therapy and were found to confer an overall survival benefit compared to investigator's choice. However, very limited data exist concerning IO use in rare subtypes of head and neck carcinoma, like salivary gland carcinoma.
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