Table I.
Talimogene laherparepvec treatment for the patient’s left forearm squamous cell carcinoma lesions that occurred every 2 weeks for a period of 15 months
| T-VEC Treatment number | Days from T-VEC initiation |
T-VEC Dose (pfu/mL) | Number of sites | Notable progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 106 | 6 | CT of left upper extremity with contrast without evidence for nodal or distant disease. |
| 2 | 21 | 108 | 5 | |
| 3 | 35 | 108 | 5 | Erythema surrounding largest lesion improved. |
| 4 | 49 | 108 | 5 | Largest lesion with ulceration measuring 4.5 cm longest axis and 0.7 cm deep. Surrounding erythema has nearly resolved. |
| 5 | 63 | 108 | 5 | Whole body PET CT imaging without evidence for nodal or distant disease. |
| 6 | 77 | 108 | 5 | |
| 7 | 91 | 108 | 4 | Repeat CT of left upper extremity with contrast without evidence for distant disease. Swelling and induration surrounding forearm ulceration has been stable and is mild. Patient labs |
| 8 | 105 | 108 | 3 | Noted new friability of a lesion. |
| 9 | 119 | 108 | 3 | |
| 10 | 133 | 108 | 3 | |
| 11 | 147 | 108 | 3 | Largest lesion with ulceration measuring 5.5 cm in longest axis. Friability present in second lesion measuring 1.8 cm. |
| 12 | 161 | 108 | 2 | Repeat whole body PET CT imaging without evidence for nodal or distant disease. |
| 13 | 175 | 108 | 3 | Lesions continuing to fill in and contract. One lesion resolved. |
| 14 | 189 | 108 | 4 | Lesions noted to have blood oozing. |
| 15 | 203 | 108 | 4 | |
| 16 | 217 | 108 | 4 | |
| 17 | 231 | 108 | 3 | Due to resistance to treatment, one lesion was excised. |
| 18 | 245 | 108 | 6 | |
| 19 | 259 | 108 | 4 | Repeat whole body PET CT revealed slightly decreased activity of left forearm lesions and no distant disease. |
| 20 | 273 | 108 | 3 | Significant clinical response to treatment and no new definitive lesions. |
| 21 | 287 | 108 | 3 | |
| 22 | 301 | 108 | 3 | |
| 23 | 322 | 108 | 2 | |
| 24 | 336 | 108 | 2 | |
| 25 | 350 | 108 | 3 | |
| 26 | 364 | 108 | 3 | Repeat whole body PET CT showed new focus of hypermetabolic activity ulnar aspect of left forearm suspicious for disease recurrence. |
| 27 | 378 | 108 | 2 | Fine needle aspiration of left arm nodule performed and was nondiagnostic. Continued with treating the site as another focus of SCC. |
| 28 | 399 | 108 | 2 | |
| 29 | 413 | 108 | 2 | One evident remaining lesion has completely filled in and re-epithelialized. Subcutaneous ulnar lesion stable in size. |
| 30 | 427 | 108 | 2 | |
| 31 | 441 | 108 | 2 | Repeat fine needle aspiration of arm lesion revealed SCC. |
| 32 | 455 | 108 | 2 | Subcutaneous nodule grew, now measuring 2.5 cm. Repeat whole body PET CT showed increasing hypermetabolic activity in soft tissues of left arm, concerning for SCC recurrence. |