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. 2021 Mar 16;28(6):645–659. doi: 10.3727/096504020X16076861118243

Table 1.

Summary of All Patients Who Received One or More Targeted Therapeutic Agents

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3 Patient 4 Patient 5 Patient 6 Patient 7 Patient 8 Patient 9 Patient 10 Patient 11 Patient 12
Age at FD 74 42 58 46 57 37 61 26 64 58 49 52
First-line therapy/prior treatment before targeted treatment 1. Surgery, adj. RT;
2. Adj. RCTX; 3. CTX
1. Surgery, adj. RCTX; 2. Surgery, RCTX 1. Surgery;
2. RT; 3. CTX
1. Surgery, adj. RT;
2. Surgery; 3. CTX
1. Surgery, adj. RT;
2. Surgery, RCTX;
3. CTX
1. Surgery, RCTX;
2. Surgery;
3. Surgery; 4. CTX
1. Surgery; 2. CTX 1. Surgery, RCTX;
2. Surgery; 3. CTX
1. Surgery;
2. Surgery;
3. CTX
1. Surgery; 2. RCTX;
3. Surgery + CTX;
4. Surgery; 5. RCTX
6. CTX
1. Surgery, adj. local ablative RT;
2. RT; 3. stereotactic irradiation; 4. CTX
1. Surgery;
2. RCTX; 3. CTX
Targeted therapeutic agents (in applied order) 1. Bevacizumab
2. Erlotinib
1. Erlotinib
2. Bevacizumab
Erlotinib Erlotinib Erlotinib 1. Bevacizumab
2. Pembrolizumab
1. Bevacizumab
2. Pembrolizumab
1. Bevacizumab
2. Pembrolizumab
Bevacizumab Bevacizumab Bevacizumab Bevacizumab
HPV status/EGFR Mut/PDL-1 status HPV unknown/EGFR unknown HPV unknown/EGFR wild type (PCR) HPV unknown EGFR wild type (PCR) HPV negative EGFR wild type (PCR) HPV negative (p16−)/EGFR wild type (PCR) HPV negative; PD-L1: CPS 1-5 HPV unknown/PD-L1 CPS 60 HPV negative/PD-L1 CPS unknown HPV negative HPV unknown HPV unknown HPV unknown
Best response Bevacizumab: PR
Erlotinib: SD
Erlotinib: PR; Bevacizumab: PD SD PD PR Bevacizumab and pembrolizumab: PD Bevacizumab: CR
Pembrolizumab: SD
Bevacizumab: PD
Pembrolizumab: PD
SD CR SD SD
Side effects Bevacizumab: grade 3 CTCAE: high blood pressure
Erlotinib: grade 1
CTCAE: exanthema
Bevacizumab: no
Erlotinib: grade 2 CTCAE: diarrhea, elevated liver enzymes, skin alterations (facial comedo)
Grade 2 CTCAE: Skin problems, elevated liver enzymes Grade 3 CTCAE: diarrhea with C. difficile infection, elevated liver enzymes
Grade 2 CTCAE: skin problems (cutaneous rhagades)
None Bevacizumab: grade 2 CTCAE: high blood pressure
Pembrolizumab: grade 2 CTCAE: fatigue, lymphedema
Bevacizumab: pericardial effusion
Pembrolizumab: none
Bevacizumab: grade 3 CTCAE: deep vein thrombosis
Pembrolizumab: grade 2 CTCAE: lymphedema, hypothyroidism
Grade 2 CTCAE: diarrhea, lymphedema, high blood pressure Grade 3 CTCAE: arterial bleeding right groin 2 months after end of bevacizumab None None
Dose reduction Bevacizumab: yes, due to high blood pressure resistant to therapy;
Erlotinib: no
Erlotinib and Bevacizumab: no No Yes, from 150 to 100 mg due to elevated liver enzymes No Bevacizumab and pembrolizumab: no Bevacizumab and pembrolizumab: no Bevacizumab: yes, end of bevacizumab due to deep vein thrombosis
Pembrolizumab: no
No No No No
Time to progression (months) Bevacizumab: 4
Erlotinib: 2
Erlotinib: 3; Bevacizumab: 4 6 2 4 Bevacizumab and pembrolizumab: 4 Bevacizumab: 13
Pembrolizumab: 3
Bevacizumab: 6
Pembrolizumab: 3
Ongoing treatment 12 Ongoing treatment 6
Time to death from FD (months) Unknown 36 19 47 Unknown Unknown Unknown 40 NA 48 NA Unknown
Cause of death Unknown Tumor progression Tumor progression Kidney failure, tumor progression Unknown Unknown Unknown Tumor progression NA Tumor progression NA Unknown

adj., adjuvant; CPS, combined positive score; CTCAE, Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; HPV, human papilloma virus; loc, local, dist, distant; rec, recurrence; PD, progressive disease; RD, recurrent disease; SD, stable disease; PR, partial response; FD, first diagnosis; CTX, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy; CRTX, chemoradiation.