Two cases of complete remission without adverse events in metastatic merkel cell carcinoma in patients older than 85 years treated with avelumab
examination and routine monitoring of renal function, including urine analysis, even when serum creatinine is unremarkable.Early multidisciplinary assessment and careful risk-benefit analysis of withholding cancer treatment are crucial, especially given the risk of fatal cancer progression.
Authors
- Astrid Fink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5215-7067)
- Robert Feldmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-1919)
- Christian Posch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-3567)
- S. Burner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7358-150X)
Institutions
- Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien (AT)
- Klinik Hietzing (AT)
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EJC Skin Cancer
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcskn.2025.100642
- Primary Topic
- Polyomavirus and related diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00