Immunotherapy in Urothelial Cancer: Stop When Achieving a Response, Restart upon Disease Progression.
Youssra SalhiRonald De WitDebbie G J RobbrechtPublished in: Cancers (2023)
In patients who reach partial or complete response during treatment with a PD-(L)1 targeting checkpoint inhibitor, early discontinuation of treatment with pembrolizumab and restart if necessary seems to be reasonable with preserved favorable outcomes. This article should drive further efforts to optimize the treatment duration for patients who respond to treatment with pembrolizumab.