Pembrolizumab

(Keytruda®)

Keytruda®

Drug updated on 11/1/2024

Dosage FormInjection (intravenous: 100 mg/4 mL [25 mg/mL])
Drug ClassHuman programmed death receptor-1 (PD-1) blocking antibodies
Ongoing and
Completed Studies
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Indication

  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma
  • Indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult and pediatric (12 years and older) patients with Stage IIB, IIC, or III melanoma following complete resection
  • Indicated in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations
  • Indicated in combination with carboplatin and either paclitaxel or paclitaxel protein-bound, as first-line treatment of patients with metastatic squamous NSCLC
  • Indicated as a single agent for the first-line treatment of patients with NSCLC expressing PD-L1 [Tumor Proportion Score (TPS) 1%] as determined by an FDA-approved test, with no EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations, and is: -Stage III where patients are not candidates for surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation, or -metastatic
  • Indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with metastatic NSCLC whose tumors express PD-L1 (TPS 1%) as determined by an FDA-approved test, with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy
  • Patients with EGFR or ALK genomic tumor aberrations should have disease progression on FDA-approved therapy for these aberrations prior to receiving KEYTRUDA
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with resectable (tumors 4 cm or node positive) NSCLC in combination with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery
  • Indicated as a single agent, for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with Stage IB (T2a 4 cm), II, or IIIA NSCLC
  • Indiacted in combination with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy, as first-line treatment of adult patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM)
  • Indicated in combination with platinum and FU for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic or with unresectable, recurrent head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC)
  • Indicated as a single agent for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic or with unresectable, recurrent HNSCC whose tumors express PD-L1 [Combined Positive Score (CPS) 1] as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic HNSCC with disease progression on or after platinum-containing chemotherapy
  • Indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL)
  • Indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients with refractory cHL, or cHL that has relapsed after 2 or more lines of therapy
  • Indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with refractory primary eediastinal large B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), or who have relapsed after 2 or more prior lines of therapy
  • Indicated in combination with enfortumab vedotin, for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer
  • Indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma who are not eligible for any platinum-containing chemotherapy, or who have disease progression during or following platinum-containing chemotherapy or within 12 months of neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment with platinum-containing chemotherapy
  • Indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-unresponsive, high-risk, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) with carcinoma in situ (CIS) with or without papillary tumors who are ineligible for or have elected not to undergo cystectomy
  • Indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic MSI-H or dMMR colorectal cancer (CRC) as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated in combination with trastuzumab, fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated in combination with fluoropyrimidine- and platinum-containing chemotherapy, for the first-line treatment of adults with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-negative gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metastatic esophageal or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) (tumors with epicenter 1 to 5 centimeters above the GEJ) carcinoma that is not amenable to surgical resection or definitive chemoradiation either in combination with platinum- and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy, or as a single agent after one or more prior lines of systemic therapy for patients with tumors of squamous cell histology that express PD-L1 (CPS 10) as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated in combination with chemoradiotherapy, for the treatment of patients with FIGO 2014 Stage III-IVA cervical cancer
  • Indicated in combination with chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, for the treatment of patients with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated as a single agent for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS 1) as determined by an FDA-approved test
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) secondary to hepatitis B who have received prior systemic therapy other than a PD1/PD-L1-containing regimen
  • Indicated in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin, for the treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic biliary tract cancer
  • Indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with recurrent locally advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma
  • Indicated in combination with axitinib, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)
  • Indicated in combination with lenvatinib, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced RCC
  • Indicated for the adjuvant treatment of patients with RCC at intermediate-high or high risk of recurrence following nephrectomy, or following nephrectomy and resection of metastatic lesions
  • Indicated in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel, followed by KEYTRUDA as a single agent, for the treatment of adult patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial carcinoma
  • Indicated in combination with lenvatinib, for the treatment of adult patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) as determined by an FDAapproved test or not MSI-H, who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation
  • Indicated as a single agent, for the treatment of adult patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma that is MSI-H or dMMR, as determined by an FDA-approved test, who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation
  • Indicated for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic tumor mutational burden-high (TMB-H) [10 mutations/megabase (mut/Mb)] solid tumors, as determined by an FDA-approved test, that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC) or locally advanced cSCC that is not curable by surgery or radiation
  • Indicated for the treatment of patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as a single agent as adjuvant treatment after surgery
  • Indicated in combination with chemotherapy, for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent unresectable or metastatic TNBC whose tumors express PD-L1 (CPS 10) as determined by an FDA approved test
  • Indicated for adult Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Adult Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma (for use at an additional recommended dosage of 400 mg every 6 weeks for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma in adults).

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  • This summary is based on the review of 193 systematic review(s)/meta-analysis(es). [1-193]
  • In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), hepatic artery infusion chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and fluorouracil (HAIC-FO) showed the highest overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) among treatments, while pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib improved progression-free survival (PFS) but was not superior to combinations such as lenvatinib with transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE).
  • In advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC), the combination of pembrolizumab and enfortumab vedotin (PEM+EV) demonstrated superior OS, PFS, and ORR compared to treatments like nivolumab or atezolizumab with platinum-based chemotherapy and platinum-based chemotherapy alone.
  • For renal cell carcinoma (RCC), pembrolizumab significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) and OS in patients with high-risk clear cell RCC and resected metastatic disease (M1 NED), while lenvatinib with pembrolizumab showed a numerical improvement in OS without statistical significance in intermediate-/poor-risk patients compared to other therapies.
  • In breast cancer (HR+/HER2-), the combination of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy led to a significantly higher pathological complete response (pCR) compared to chemotherapy alone, showing its potential efficacy in this patient group.
  • In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), pembrolizumab treatment was associated with grade 3 or higher adverse events, though specific details on these adverse events were not provided.
  • For advanced urothelial carcinoma (aUC), pembrolizumab combined with enfortumab vedotin showed a significantly lower incidence of severe (grade 3 or higher) adverse events compared to nivolumab and platinum-based chemotherapy.
  • In renal cell carcinoma (RCC), pembrolizumab in combination with lenvatinib had a higher frequency of adverse events, yet the toxicities were considered manageable within the study’s scope.
  • In breast cancer, the combination of pembrolizumab and chemotherapy presented a higher incidence of adverse effects, particularly hematological toxicity, gastrointestinal reactions, and neuropathy, compared to chemotherapy alone.
  • In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), patients with macrovascular invasion (MVI) and extrahepatic spread (EHS) showed significant survival benefits with HAIC-FO therapy, while pembrolizumab combined with durvalumab demonstrated positive outcomes specifically in Asian populations.
  • For renal cell carcinoma (RCC), pembrolizumab showed enhanced benefits in high-risk groups, including patients with resected metastatic disease (M1 NED), and for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy improved outcomes across PD-L1 expression levels and histology types, providing particular benefit in patients with high PD-L1 expression.

Product Monograph / Prescribing Information

Document TitleYearSource
Keytruda (pembrolizumab) Prescribing Information.2024Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ

Systematic Reviews / Meta-Analyses

Document TitleYearSource
Efficacy and safety of first-line treatments for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Immunology
Efficacy and safety of the first-line systemic treatments in patients with advanced-stage urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Oncology
Post-Metastasectomy Adjuvant Therapy in Patients with Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review2024Kidney Cancer
Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab for untreated advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis2024Health Technology Assessment (Winchester, England)
Efficacy and safety of different regimens of neoadjuvant therapy in patients with hormone receptor-positive, her2-negative breast cancer: a network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Immunology
Immunotherapy-Based Combinations in First-Line Urothelial Cancer: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data (IPD) Meta-Analysis2024Current Oncology
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapy on Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Brain Metastases: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2024The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab for the treatment of advanced or recurrent cervical cancer2024The Journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
PD-1 inhibitors in advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a survival analysis of reconstructed patient-level data2024Frontiers in Pharmacology
The role of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the first-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials2024Frontiers in Oncology
Comparative long-term outcomes of pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy versus pembrolizumab monotherapy as first-line therapy for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Immunology
Pembrolizumab monotherapy survival benefits in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review of real-world data2024 Oncology
Implications of bone metastasis on response to systemic therapy in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: A systematic literature review2024Cancer Treatment Reviews
Cost-effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors as a first-line therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review2024Health Economics Review
Evaluation of Overall Survival by Restricted Mean Survival Time of Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer treated with Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2024Cancers
Porocarcinoma: Clinical and Histological Features, Immunohistochemistry and Outcomes: A Systematic Review2024International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Non-small cell lung cancer and metabolism research from 2013 to 2023: a visual analysis and bibliometric study2024Frontiers in Oncology
First-line treatments for advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer with immune checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy: a systematic review, network meta-analysis, and cost-effectiveness analysis2024Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors as the second-line treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a cost-effectiveness analysis based on network meta-analysis2024BMC Cancer
Uncommon Adverse Events of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review of Case Reports2024Cancers
Clinical Outcomes and Molecular Predictors of Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) as a PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in Advanced and Metastatic Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2024Biomedicines
Systematic review of recent advancements in antibody-drug and bicycle toxin conjugates for the treatment of urothelial cancer2024Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Comparative efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with chemotherapy in patients with advanced driver-gene negative non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Heliyon
The risk of endocrine immune-related adverse events induced by PD-1 inhibitors in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis2024 Frontiers in Oncology
First-line immunotherapy efficacy in advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer with PD-L1 expression >/=50%: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2024 Frontiers in Oncology
The efficacy and safety of the novel combination lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in endometrial cancer: A systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis2024 Heliyon
First-line immunotherapy of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: an updated network meta-analysis including triplet therapy2024BJU International
The Development of Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Following Immunotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Case Reports2024Cureus
Pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for first-line treatment of advanced triple-negative breast cancer2024Future Oncology
Efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with KRAS mutations: A network meta-analysis2024The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Impact of programmed cell death protein 1 inhibitor therapy on the survival of patients with advanced or recurrent uterine cancers: a meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Immunology
A network meta-analysis evaluating the efficacy and safety of adjuvant therapy after nephrectomy in renal cell carcinoma2024BMC Urology
Cost-effectiveness of immunotherapies for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review2024BMC Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors versus chemotherapy as second-line therapy for advanced oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and economic evaluation2024Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Incorporation of anti-PD1 or anti PD-L1 agents to platinum-based chemotherapy for the primary treatment of advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer. A meta-analysis2024Cancer Treatment Reviews
Efficacy and toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors combination therapy for advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2024Frontiers in Immunology
Updated systematic review and network meta-analysis of first-line treatments for metastatic renal cell carcinoma with extended follow-up data2024Cancer Immunology
Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis following pembrolizumab and bevacizumab combination therapy for cervical cancer: a case report and systematic review2024BMC Geriatrics
Adjuvant immunotherapy in patients with renal cell carcinoma and urothelial carcinoma: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2024International Journal of Urology
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Serve as the First-Line Treatment for Advanced Head and Neck Cancer2024The Laryngoscope
New Intravesical Agents for BCG-Unresponsive High-Risk Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer2023Bladder Cancer
Comparative efficacy and safety of systemic therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Oncology
Soluble PD-L1 changes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients treated with PD-1 inhibitors: an individual patient data meta-analysis2023 Frontiers in Immunology
Efficacy, safety, and survival of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in operable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2023 Frontiers in Immunology
Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapies in resected melanoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Pharmacology
Effectiveness and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Recurrent and Relapsed Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Systematic Review2023 Cureus
Comparison of the profiles of first-line PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors for advanced NSCLC lacking driver gene mutations: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis2023Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy vs. pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: systematic review and indirect comparison of randomized trials2023Chinese Clinical Oncology
Comparative safety of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Pharmacology
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy and chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023BMC Cancer
Network meta-analysis of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer patients with PD-L1 expression >/= 502023BMC Cancer
Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with or without PD-L1 selection: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2023 Chinese Medical Journal
A systematic review to summarize treatment patterns, guidelines, and characteristics of patients with renal cell carcinoma in the Asia-Pacific region2023 Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
Tislelizumab plus chemotherapy versus pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: systematic review and indirect comparison of randomized trials2023Frontiers in Pharmacology
Assessment of the safety and efficacy of combination chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor treatment of breast cancer: A meta-analysis2023Chinese Medical Journal
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in first-line therapies of metastatic or early triple-negative breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023 Frontiers in Endocrinology
Impact of sex on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in kidney and urothelial cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis2023 World Journal of Urology
Clinical benefit of pembrolizumab in treatment of first line non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical characteristics2023BMC Cancer
Comparative efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in triple negative breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2023Cancer Cell International
Value assessment of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in the treatment of oesophageal and gastrointestinal cancers2023Frontiers in Pharmacology
First-line therapy for adults with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2023Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Cardiotoxicity of lung cancer-related immunotherapy versus chemotherapy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2023 Frontiers in Oncology
Identifying optimal first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors based regiments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer without oncogenic driver mutations: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2023 PloS One
PD-L1 expression as biomarker of efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic triple negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Immunology
Comparing efficacy and safety of first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A Bayesian network meta-regression analysis2023 Frontiers in Oncology
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis of 11 treatment paths, seven first-line and three second-line treatments for Chinese patients with advanced wild-type squamous non-small cell lung cancer: A sequential model2023Frontiers in Public Health
Safety and efficacy of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors in relapsed and refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 prospective studies2023Hematology
The safety of combining immune checkpoint inhibitors and platinum-based chemotherapy for the treatment of solid tumors: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Immunology
Effectiveness and safety of pembrolizumab for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in real-world studies and randomized controlled trials: A systematic review and meta-analysis2023Frontiers in Oncology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors as first-line therapy for non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic evaluation and meta-analysis2023Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Long-term comparative efficacy and safety of nivolumab plus ipilimumab relative to other first-line therapies for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic literature review and network meta-analysis2023Lung Cancer
Cost-effectiveness of first-line immunotherapies for advanced non-small cell lung cancer2023Cancer Medicine
Bayesian hierarchical model-based network meta-analysis to overcome survival extrapolation challenges caused by data immaturity2023 Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Complete remissions following immunotherapy or immuno-oncology combinations in cancer patients: the MOUSEION-03 meta-analysis2023 Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
A network meta-analysis of immunotherapy-based treatments for advanced nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer2023Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Immunotherapy and Targeted Therapy for Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancer: ASCO Guideline2023Journal of Clinical Oncology
First-line therapy for elderly patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in the immuno-oncology era: a network meta-analysis2023Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
Clinical Benefit of First-Line Programmed Death-1 Antibody Plus Chemotherapy in Low Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1-Expressing Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Post Hoc Analysis of JUPITER-06 and Meta-Analysis2023 Journal of Clinical Oncology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: A systemic review and meta-analysis2023Skin Research and Technology
Efficacy and safety of PD-1/PD-L1 plus CTLA-4 antibodies +/- other therapies in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2023European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
Deaths and adverse events from adjuvant therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors in solid malignant tumors: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2022Cancer Innovation
Treatment- and immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors in esophageal or gastroesophageal junction cancer: A network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials2022 Frontiers in Oncology
Adverse Events of PD-1 or PD-L1 Inhibitors in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2022Life (Basel, Switzerland)
Comparative efficacy and tolerability of targeted and immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced gastric cancer: a Bayesian network meta-analysis2022 Scientific Reports
Comparison of the efficacy and safety in the treatment strategies between chemotherapy combined with antiangiogenic and with immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with negative PD-L1 expression: A network meta-analysis2022Frontiers in Oncology
Switch Maintenance Therapy for Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma2022 Bladder Cancer
Beyond Platinum, ICIs in Metastatic Cervical Cancer: A Systematic Review2022Cancers
Pembrolizumab versus paclitaxel for previously treated, advanced gastro-esophageal junction cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials2022Medicine
Immune checkpoint inhibitors as neoadjuvant therapy in early triple-negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis2022Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
A systematic review and network meta-analysis of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer2022 Frontiers in Immunology
Identifying optimal PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in first-line treatment of patients with advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer in China: Updated systematic review and network meta-analysis2022 Frontiers in Pharmacology
Multiple Bayesian network meta-analyses to establish therapeutic algorithms for metastatic triple negative breast cancer2022Cancer Treatment Reviews
Cost-Effectiveness of Pembrolizumab for the treatment of Non-Small-Cell lung cancer: A systematic review2022Frontiers in Oncology
Efficacy and safety of pembrolizumab on cervical cancer: A systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis2022Frontiers in Oncology
A systematic literature review of the epidemiology, quality of life, and economic burden, including disease pathways and treatment patterns of relapsed/refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma2022 Expert Review of Hematology
Evolving landscape of first-line combination therapy in advanced renal cancer: a systematic review2022Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Biomarkers for Systemic Therapy in Metastatic Breast Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update2022Journal of Clinical Oncology
Pathological Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoimmunotherapy for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: An Updated Meta-Analysis2022Cells (Basel, Switzerland)
Pembrolizumab in advanced renal cell carcinoma: a meta-analysis providing level 1a evidence2022Current Problems in Cancer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: A systematic review of phase-3 clinical trials2022World Journal of Clinical Oncology
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 for the Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis of 13 Randomized Controlled Studies2022Frontiers in Oncology
Systemic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC): an evidence-based recommendation of the German interdisciplinary RCC guidelines group2022 World Journal of Urology
Efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors combined with chemotherapy as first-line therapy for advanced esophageal cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2022International Immunopharmacology
How Immunotherapy Modified the Therapeutic Scenario of Endometrial Cancer: A Systematic Review2022Frontiers in Oncology
Inhibitors of PD-1 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Clinical and Molecular Features2022Frontiers in Immunology
What Is Long-Term Survival and Which First-Line Immunotherapy Brings Long-Term Survival for Advanced Wild-Type Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis Based on Integrated Analysis2022Frontiers in Immunology
Efficacy and safety of first-line checkpoint inhibitors-based treatments for non-oncogene-addicted non-small-cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2022ESMO Open
The effect of immune checkpoint inhibitor combination therapies in metastatic renal cell carcinoma patients with and without previous cytoreductive nephrectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis2022International Immunopharmacology
Clinical benefits of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2022 World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Real-world effectiveness of immunotherapies in pre-treated, advanced non-small cell lung cancer Patients: A systematic literature review2022 Lung Cancer
Neoadjuvant immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2022Translational Lung Cancer Research
From Interferon to Checkpoint Inhibition Therapy-A Systematic Review of New Immune-Modulating Agents in Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) Refractory Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC)2022Cancers
Efficacy and Safety of First-line Systemic Therapy for Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis2022European Urology Open Science
Severe immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitors for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials2022Cancer Immunology
Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapy for Cervical Cancer-A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials2022 Cancers
Efficacy and safety of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 in combination with chemotherapy or not as first-line treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2022Thoracic Cancer
Low Programmed Death-Ligand 1-Expressing Subgroup Outcomes of First-Line Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gastric or Esophageal Adenocarcinoma2022Journal of Clinical Oncology
Immuno-oncology therapy in metastatic bladder cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2022Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
Best regimens for treating chemo-naive incurable squamous non-small cell lung cancer with a programmed death-ligand 1 tumor proportion score of 1%-49%: A network meta-analysis2022Thoracic Cancer
Pretreatment clinical and hematologic prognostic factors of metastatic urothelial carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab: a systematic review and meta-analysis2022 International Journal of Clinical Oncology
Clinical Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Liver Metastases: A Network Meta-Analysis of Nine Randomized Controlled Trials2022Cancer Research and Treatment
First-line treatment options for advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients with PD-L1 >/= 50%: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2022Cancer Immunology
PD-1 inhibitors in esophageal cancer: a systematic review of the oncological outcomes associated with PD-1 blockade and the evolving therapeutic paradigm2022 Diseases of the Esophagus
Clinical Outcomes and Adverse Events after First-Line Treatment in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2022The Journal of Urology
Second-line treatments for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis2022Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in adjuvant setting after radical resection of melanoma: a meta-analysis of the pivotal trials2022 Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Pairwise and Network Meta-Analysis of Pathological Complete Response2021A Journal of Medical Care Organization
The relationship between blood-based tumor mutation burden level and efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis2021 BMC Cancer
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Third-Line Treatments for Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review With Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis2021Frontiers in Oncology
The prevalence of DNA microsatellite instability in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma - systematic review and discussion of current therapeutic options2021Contemporary Oncology
The benefits and risks of pembrolizumab in combination with chemotherapy as first-line therapy in small-cell lung cancer: a single-arm meta-analysis of noncomparative clinical studies and randomized control trials2021World Journal of Surgical Oncology
An Indirect Comparison Between Nivolumab + Ipilimumab + Two Cycles of Chemotherapy vs. Pembrolizumab + Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer2021Frontiers in Oncology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors for first-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2021Thoracic Cancer
Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitors for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review of Clinical Outcomes2021Cancers
Anti-PD-1 and Anti-PD-L1 in Head and Neck Cancer: A Network Meta-Analysis2021Frontiers in Immunology
Prevalence of dermatological toxicities in patients with melanoma undergoing immunotherapy: Systematic review and meta-analysis2021PloS One
Immunotherapy Advances in Locally Advanced and Recurrent/Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Relationship With Human Papillomavirus2021Frontiers in Immunology
First-line immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients with poor performance status: a systematic review and meta-analysis2021Translational Lung Cancer Research
Differences in oncological and toxicity outcomes between programmed cell death-1 and programmed cell death ligand-1 inhibitors in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis2021Cancer Treatment Reviews
Impact of corticosteroid use on outcomes of non-small-cell lung cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: A systematic review and meta-analysis2021 Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Selection of optimal first-line immuno-related therapy based on specific pathological characteristics for patients with advanced driver-gene wild-type non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2021Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Comparative efficacy of treatments for previously treated patients with advanced esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancer: A network meta-analysis2021PloS One
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Programmed Death-1 Pathway Inhibitors in Advanced Gastroesophageal Cancers: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Phase III Clinical Trials2021Cancers
The Rapidly Evolving Landscape of First-Line Targeted Therapy in Metastatic Urothelial Cancer: A Systematic Review2021The Oncologist
Nivolumab vs Pembrolizumab for Treatment of US Patients With Platinum-Refractory Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Network Meta-analysis and Cost-effectiveness Analysis2021JAMA Network Open
Single or combined immune checkpoint inhibitors compared to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer2021Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Comparison of atezolizumab, durvalumab, pembrolizumab, and nivolumab as first-line treatment in patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer: A systematic review and network meta-analysis2021Medicine
Efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors in PD-L1 selected or unselected patients vs. control group in patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma2021 Oncoimmunology
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Immunotherapeutic Regimens with PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors for Previously Untreated Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2021Current Oncology
Comparative efficacy and safety of immunotherapy in the first-line treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2021Annals of Palliative Medicine
Efficacy and safety of first-line treatments with immune checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis and indirect comparison2021Annals of Palliative Medicine
Comparative Efficacy and Safety of PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors for Patients with Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review and Bayesian Network Meta-analysis2021Journal of Cancer
The integration of immune checkpoint inhibitors with VEGF targeted agents in advanced gastric and gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: a review on the rationale and results of early phase trials2021Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Comparative efficacy and safety of adjuvant nivolumab versus other treatments in adults with resected melanoma: a systematic literature review and network meta-analysis2021 BMC Cancer
Pemetrexed maintenance with or without pembrolizumab in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: A cross-trial comparison of KEYNOTE-189 versus PARAMOUNT, PRONOUNCE, and JVBL2021Lung Cancer
A network meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of first-line and second-line therapies for the management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma2021Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Early 3+3 Trial Dose-Escalation Phase I Clinical Trial Design and Suitability for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors2021 Clinical Cancer Research
Comparative efficacy of cemiplimab versus other systemic treatments for advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma2021 Future Oncology
Systemic therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma in the first-line setting: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2021Cancer Immunology
Adjuvant Therapy of High-Risk (Stages IIC-IV) Malignant Melanoma in the Post Interferon-Alpha Era: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2020Frontiers in Oncology
A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of PD-1 and PD-L1 Inhibitors Monotherapy in Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma2020 Euroasian Journal of Hepato-Gastroenterology
Immune-checkpoint inhibitor plus chemotherapy versus conventional chemotherapy for treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2020Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Expression of PD-L1 for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis2020Current Oncology
Single or combined immune checkpoint inhibitors compared to first-line platinum-based chemotherapy with or without bevacizumab for people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer2020Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
The efficiency and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of small cell lung cancer: a meta-analysis2020Annals of Palliative Medicine
Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Combination with Chemotherapy as a First-Line Therapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Carcinoma2020Cancers
Diagnosis and Management of Hematological Adverse Events Induced by Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Systematic Review2020Frontiers in Immunology
Targeted therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma2020Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Systematic review of neoadjuvant therapy by immune checkpoint inhibitors before radical cystectomy: where do we stand?2020Minerva Urologica e Nefrologica [The Italian Journal of Urology and Nephrology]
Checkpoint inhibitors in advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer; a Bayesian network meta-analysis2020Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
Efficacy and safety of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a systematic literature review2020Oncoimmunology
Cost effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: A systematic review2020 PloS One
First-line treatments for advanced renal-cell carcinoma with immune checkpoint inhibitors: systematic review, network meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis2020Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
The clinical significance of routine risk categorization in metastatic renal cell carcinoma and its impact on treatment decision-making: a systematic review2020Future Oncology
What is the optimum systemic treatment for advanced/metastatic renal cell carcinoma of favourable, intermediate and poor risk, respectively? A systematic review and network meta-analysis2020BMJ Open
Safety evaluation of immune-based combinations in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis2020Expert Opinion on Drug Safety
Clinical evidence for the first-line treatment of advanced urothelial carcinoma: Current paradigms and emerging treatment options2020Cancer Treatment Reviews
Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab versus Existing Immunotherapies in Patients with PD-L1-Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2020Cancers
Meta-analysis of immune-related adverse events of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer patients2020 Thoracic Cancer
Comparative Efficacy of First-Line Immune-Based Combination Therapies in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis2020Cancers
Hepatotoxicity in patients with solid tumors treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors alone, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors plus chemotherapy, or chemotherapy alone: systematic review and meta-analysis2020European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
Immune checkpoint inhibitors in advanced or metastatic mucosal melanoma: a systematic review2020 Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Identifying optimal first-line interventions for advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma according to PD-L1 expression: a systematic review and network meta-analysis2020Oncoimmunology
Immunotherapy: From Advanced NSCLC to Early Stages, an Evolving Concept2020Frontiers in Medicine
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis2020JAMA Network Open
Programmed Death 1 and Programmed Death Ligand 1 Inhibitors in Advanced and Recurrent Urothelial Carcinoma: Meta-analysis of Single-Agent Studies2020 Clinical Genitourinary Cancer
Potential Immune-Related Adverse Events Associated With Monotherapy and Combination Therapy of Ipilimumab, Nivolumab, and Pembrolizumab for Advanced Melanoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2020Frontiers in Oncology
Safety and efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with HBV/HCV infection and advanced-stage cancer: A systematic review2020Medicine
Programmed cell death-1 inhibitor-related sclerosing cholangitis: A systematic review2020World Journal of Gastroenterology
The landscape of immune checkpoint inhibitor plus chemotherapy versus immunotherapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis2020Journal of Cellular Physiology
Second-line treatment strategy for urothelial cancer patients who progress or are unfit for cisplatin therapy: a network meta-analysis2019 BMC Urology
Comparative efficacy and safety of dabrafenib in combination with trametinib versus competing adjuvant therapies for high-risk melanoma2019Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Clinical efficacy and safety of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatments in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)2019Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Document TitleYearSource
Systemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline Update2023Journal of Clinical Oncology
The 2022 Updated European Association of Urology Guidelines on the Use of Adjuvant Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Renal Cell Carcinoma2023 European Urology
Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: ASCO Guideline2023Journal of Clinical Oncology
Immunotherapy and targeted therapy for advanced gastroesophageal cancer: ASCO guideline.2023Journal of Clinical Oncology
Esophageal and esophagogastric junction cancers, version 2.2023, NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology2023Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immune checkpoint inhibitor-related adverse events.2021Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Metastatic colorectal cancer.2021Alberta Health Services
Gastric cancer.2021Alberta Health Services
Renal cell carcinoma.2021Alberta Health Services
Locally advanced/metastatic bladder cancer.2021Alberta Health Services
[French ccAFU guidelines - update 2020-2022: bladder cancer]2020journal de l’Association francaise d’urologie et de la Societe francaise d’urologie
[French ccAFU guidelines - update 2020-2022: management of kidney cancer]2020journal de l’Association francaise d’urologie et de la Societe francaise d’urologie
Systemic Therapy for Melanoma: ASCO Guideline2020Journal of Clinical Oncology
Argentinian clinical practice guideline for surveillance, diagnosis, staging and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.2020Annals of Hepatology