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ea0089c2 | Clinical – Chemo/SSA/Biologics | NANETS2022

Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Recurrent High Grade Neuroendocrine Neoplasms

Hunter, MD Lindsay A , Whisenant, MD Jonathan , Weldon Gilcrease, MD G.

Background: High-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms (HG-NENs) are a heterogenous and biologically aggressive rare subset of NENs. Few therapeutic options are available to metastatic HG-NENs. To date, first line treatment is platinum- or temozolomide-based chemotherapy which provide modest benefits in overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS). Given the promising activity of immunotherapy across several cancer types, our center initiated a phase II trial of pembroli...