Case Reports in Oncological Medicine (Jan 2019)

The Three P’s: Parotid, PD-L1, and Pembrolizumab

  • Amanda Wiggins,
  • Zhaohui Arter,
  • Tamie Kerns

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/2305315
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2019

Abstract

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We present a case of recurrent, platinum-refractory undifferentiated carcinoma of the parotid which was treated with checkpoint inhibitor, Pembrolizumab, and achieved a complete response to therapy. We review the literature of checkpoint inhibitor use in undifferentiated carcinoma of the parotid.