Case Report: Clinical Experience With Avelumab in Patients With Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Brain Metastases Treated in Europe

Case Report: Clinical Experience With Avelumab in Patients With Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Brain Metastases Treated in Europe

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer that can metastasize rapidly. In patients with metastatic MCC (mMCC), brain metastases are uncommon but are associated with poor prognosis; furthermore, there is limited published literature regarding treatment of these patients, and n...

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Main Authors: Kate Fife, Pauline Tétu, Jessica Prabhakaran, Celeste Lebbé, Giovanni Grignani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Merkel cell carcinoma
brain metastases
avelumab
immunotherapy
stereotactic radiosurgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.672021/full

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