Prolonged Response to Pembrolizumab in Spindle Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Central Nervous System
Liu Y, Fitzgerald B, Perry E, Pathak A, Chao HH. Prolonged Response to Pembrolizumab in Spindle Cell Squamous Cell Carcinoma Metastatic to the Central Nervous System. Journal Of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports 2019, 7: 2324709619850216. PMID: 31132886, PMCID: PMC6540500, DOI: 10.1177/2324709619850216.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCarcinoma, Squamous CellCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeoplasm StagingProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorSkin NeoplasmsConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaSpindle cell squamous cell carcinomaCutaneous squamous cell carcinomaCell carcinomaCentral nervous systemNeurological deficitsAdvanced diseaseAnti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody treatmentNervous systemAnti-PD-1 therapyCentral nervous system metastasesProgressive left-sided weaknessSquamous cell carcinoma metastaticLeft-sided weaknessNervous system metastasesProgressive neurological deficitsProgression-free survivalDurable clinical responsesMonoclonal antibody treatmentRare spindle-cell variantSpindle cell variantDurability of effectDrug Administration approvalRadiation therapy optionsCarcinoma metastatic