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ASCO 2021 — Immunotherapy advances treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Cristina Ferrario — Agenzia Zoe   |   Conference Report   |   14 June 2021
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Takeaway

  • The addition of toripalimab to the standard first-line therapy with gemcitabine-cisplatin improves progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate (ORR) in patients with recurrent/metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (r/mNPC) compared with placebo.
  • The combination could become the new standard of care in this setting.

Why this matters

  • NPC represents a global...

          

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