Real-life follow-up after discontinuation of anti-PD1 therapy for complete-response cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in patients over 75 years of age
Anti-PD1 therapy is effective and safe in elderly patients. CR can be achieved quickly and maintained, despite early treatment discontinuation. The use of anti-PD1 therapy is therefore encouraged even in this fragile and comorbid population, with discontinuation planned as soon as a complete response is obtained to limit the duration of treatment and promote quality of life for patients. Further studies and prolonged follow-up are needed to establish guidelines regarding anti-PD1 discontinuation.
Authors
- M. Boileau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0924-7371)
- Sophie Maiezza
- Laurent Mortier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2644-1790)
- E. Desmedt
- Marie Bridoux
- J. Lardenois
Institutions
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille (FR)
- Lille’s Cardiology Hospital (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Oncologist
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyaf382
- Primary Topic
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00