Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy improves response rates in head and neck cancer.

Anderson, Jennifer L; Sikora, Andrew G · Clin Cancer Res · 2026

case_series · Level IV

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Abstract

Despite the recent approval of perioperative pembrolizumab for locally advanced, resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, response rates to immunotherapy are low. A recent single-arm phase II trial of neoadjuvant nivolumab in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel demonstrated improved pathologic response rates compared to either chemotherapy or immunotherapy alone.