Prognostic outcomes and safety in patients treated with pembrolizumab for advanced urothelial carcinoma: experience in real-world clinical practice.
Daichi TamuraNoriaki JinnouchiMasakazu AbeDaiki IkarashiTomohiko MatsuuraRenpei KatoShigekatsu MaekawaYoichiro KatoMitsugu KanehiraRyo TakataWataru ObaraPublished in: International journal of clinical oncology (2020)
The introduction of pembrolizumab can result in favorable cancer control outcomes in Japanese patients with advanced UC, and the prognosis of these patients can be stratified according to three potential parameters, including poor performance status, high number of metastatic organs, and higher relative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio change.