How would you approach a patient whose stage II TNBC tumor is visibly progressing on the KN-522 neoadjuvant regimen?
Currently on C2 of doxorubicin/cylophosphomide/pembro. Would you expedite surgery?
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Medical Oncology · Duke University
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Yes, in a patient whose TNBC is visibly progressing on neoadjuvant chemotherapy, I would change course by either changing regimen or proceeding with local management. The CR rate to the KEYNOTE 522 regimen is impressive (64.8% with pembo vs 51.2% without pembro; Schmid et al., PMID 32101663), but th...
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Medical Oncology · NYU Winthrop Hospital
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Continue Pembrolizumab after local therapy:- KEYNOTE-522.
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