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. 2021 Oct 1;11(Suppl 2):e2021169S. doi: 10.5826/dpc.11S2a169S

Table 3.

Anti-PD1 Therapies for Advanced cSCC

Study Regimen Line of Therapy Pts (n) Response Rate Duration of Response Notes/Limitations
Migden MR et al. 2018 [50] Cemiplimab First Line (31%)
Second+ Line (69%)
26 CR 0%
PR 50%
ORR 50%
Median NR Expansion Cohorts of Phase I Study including Locally Advanced or Metastatic cSCC
Migden MR et al. 2020[52] Cemiplimab First and Second+ Line 78 CR 13%
PR 31%
ORR 44%
Median NR
KM DOR 89%
Phase II Locally advanced cSCC Cohort
KM 1 year OS 81%
KM 1 year PFS 53%
Richscin D et al. 2020[51] Cemiplimab First and Second+ Line 71 CR 11%
PR 34%
ORR 45%
Median NR
KM DOR 90%
DCR 68%
KM 1 year OS 81%
KM 1 year PFS 51.2%
In GK et al. 2020[84] Cemiplimab (13)
Pembrolizumab (7)
Nivolumab (6)
First and second+ Line 26 CR 23%
PR 19%
ORR 42%
Median 7.6 months Retrospective study
Median PFS 5.4 months
Maubec E et al. 2020[54] Pembrolizumab First Line (31%)
Second+ Line (69%)
57 CR 8%
PR 33%
ORR 41%
Median NR DCR 60%
Salzmann M et al. 2020[85] Cemiplimab (8)
Pembrolizumab (28)
Nivolumab (10)
First Line (67%)
Second+ Line (33%)
46 CR 15%
PR 44%
ORR 59%
- Retrospective study
DCR 80%
KM 1 year PFS 59%
Grob JJ et al. 2020[53] Pembrolizumab First Line (13%)
Second+ Line (87%)
105 CR 4%
PR 31%
ORR 34%
Median NR DCR 52.4%
Median PFS 6.9 months
Median OS NR
Eton O et al. 2020[86] Pembrolizumab + panitumumab (1)
Nivolumab + panitumumab (1)
Second+ Line 2 CR 100%
ORR 100%
Case series

Note this table is just a limited sampling of published reports including PD-1 inhibitor therapies for advanced cutaneous SCC.

CR= complete response; PR = partial response; ORR = overall response rate; ST = surgical therapy; RT = radiation therapy; Pts = patients; DCR = Disease Control Rate; DOR= Duration of Response; cSCC = Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma; NR= Not Reached; KR = Kaplan-Meier estimate 12-month estimate