How do you proceed after a patient has a partial response following 6 cycles of cisplatin + paclitaxel + bevacizumab +/- pembrolizumab for metastatic SCC of the cervix?
Assuming minimal toxicities except fatigue from long, recurrent infusions.
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What is your next step after partial response after 6 cycles of cis/tax/bev +/- pembro as primary treatment of metastatic SCC cervix?
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Gynecologic Oncology · Center of Hope
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For a patient with minimal toxicity and evidence of a partial response receiving pembrolizumab, it is reasonable to continue treatment with chemotherapy + bevacizumab + pembrolizumab for a few more cycles. For patients not receiving pembrolizumab, I would continue treatment until unacceptable toxici...
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Gynecologic Oncology · Ascension Medical Group Sacred Heart
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Assuming PET scan is negative, proceed to laparoscopy --> excise any small colonies for genomics.
If positive, begin washings; only begin intra-peritoneal salvage therapy.
If PET scan is revealing, excise all residual lesions ---> new genomic evaluation of same.
Or Phase I--II protocols
Note: I have...
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