Successful Treatment of Trigeminal Perineural Invasion by Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Cemiplimab Monotherapy

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Identifier 20230312_nanos_posters_112
Title Successful Treatment of Trigeminal Perineural Invasion by Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Cemiplimab Monotherapy
Creator Andrew Carey; Nicholas Mahoney
Affiliation (AC) Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute; (NM) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Subject Skull Base; Tumors; Ocular Motility; Orbit; Orbit/ocular Pathology
Description Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCa) is prone to perineural invasion and as such may spread along the branches of the trigeminal nerve into the orbit, superior orbital fissure, cavernous sinus, and along dura presenting with pain, numbness, vision loss, and motor cranial neuropathies. Cemiplimab is an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody that has been FDA approved for treatment of unresectable cutaneous SqCCa.
Date 2023-03-14
References 1. Migden MR, Rischin D, Schmults CD, et al. PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jul 26;379(4):341-351. 2. McLean LS, Lim AM, Webb A, et al. Immunotherapy to Avoid Orbital Exenteration in Patients With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Front Oncol. 2022 Jan 18;11:796197. 3. Clark TJE, Harris GJ. Management of periocular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with perineural invasion: a case series and literature review. Orbit. 2022 Feb;41(1):34-43. 4. Demirci H, Elner VM, Demirci FY, et al. Immunotherapy for Conjunctival Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Orbital Extension. Ophthalmology. 2021 May;128(5):801-804.
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 2023 North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Annual Meeting
Relation is Part of NANOS Annual Meeting 2023: Poster Session I: Ocular Motility Disorders and Nystagmus
Collection Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Association. NANOS Executive Office 5841 Cedar Lake Road, Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55416
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