Would you continue immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in a metastatic NSCLC patient with CNS failure if the systemic disease is otherwise controlled?
Does the extent/duration of systemic disease control (complete response vs. stable disease, for example) influence your decision? What about whether this is in the first-line vs. 2nd/3rd-line setting?
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Medical Oncology · University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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Great question with limited data to give a "correct answer." I have seen CNS response to checkpoint inhibitors, but I do not expect CNS response from it. In my practice, if I saw truly isolated CNS failure with good systemic control, I would continue checkpoint inhbibitory therapy as long as it was ...
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