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Safety and antitumor activity of the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent carcinoma of the anal canal

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In this population of patients with PD-L1-positive advanced squamous cell anal carcinoma, pembrolizumab demonstrated a manageable safety profile and encouraging antitumor activity.
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This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2017-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 187 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pembrolizumab & Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

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Targeting Programmed Cell Death -1 (PD-1) and Ligand (PD-L1): A new era in cancer active immunotherapy

TL;DR: This article provides a comprehensive review of the early and late phase trials that led to the regulatory approval of all five PD1‐ PDL‐1 inhibitors in the corresponding cancer types and presents available data on the combinations of PD1 • PDL •1 inhibitors with other therapies, the toxicity profile of the PD1• PDL•1 inhibitors and ongoing trials testing the efficacy of these agents in cancer types beyond those that have been addressed already.
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Endocrine-Related Adverse Events Associated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.

TL;DR: A meta-analysis shows a high incidence of endocrine adverse events provoked by single agent checkpoint blockade, further reinforced by combined treatment, and combination therapy was associated with ahigh incidence of hypothyroidism.
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Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab or Monotherapy in Untreated Melanoma.

TL;DR: Among previously untreated patients with metastatic melanoma, nivolumab alone or combined with ipilimumab resulted in significantly longer progression-free survival than ipILimumab alone, and in patients with PD-L1-negative tumors, the combination of PD-1 and CTLA-4 blockade was more effective than either agent alone.
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