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Editorial
. 2021 Sep;10(9):3850-3854.
doi: 10.21037/tlcr-20-715.

Pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for squamous non-small cell lung cancer: the new kid on the block

Kimberley Hockenhull  1 , Ana Ortega-Franco  1 , Raffaele Califano  1   2   3
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Editorial

Pembrolizumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy for squamous non-small cell lung cancer: the new kid on the block

Kimberley Hockenhull et al. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2021 Sep.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tlcr-20-715). RC reports - Honoraria and consultancy fees: AstraZeneca, Boeringher Ingelheim, Lilly Oncology, Roche, Pfizer, MSD, Bristol Myers Squibb, Takeda, Bayer, Ipsen and Novartis. Grants paid to Institution for conduct of clinical trials or contracted research: Roche, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Clovis, Lilly Oncology, MSD, BMS, Abbvie, Takeda and Novartis. Stock Ownership: The Christie Private Care. Non-remunerated activities: Principal investigator for trials with Roche, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Clovis, Lilly Oncology, MSD, BMS, Abbvie, Takeda and Novartis. Other non-remunerated membership: ESMO, EORTC. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy for Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
    Paz-Ares L, Luft A, Vicente D, Tafreshi A, Gümüş M, Mazières J, Hermes B, Çay Şenler F, Csőszi T, Fülöp A, Rodríguez-Cid J, Wilson J, Sugawara S, Kato T, Lee KH, Cheng Y, Novello S, Halmos B, Li X, Lubiniecki GM, Piperdi B, Kowalski DM; KEYNOTE-407 Investigators. Paz-Ares L, et al. N Engl J Med. 2018 Nov 22;379(21):2040-2051. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1810865. Epub 2018 Sep 25. N Engl J Med. 2018. PMID: 30280635 Clinical Trial.

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