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Erman Akkus: KEYNOTE-585 – although pathological complete response improved, no survival advantage
Dec 29, 2023, 16:34

Erman Akkus: KEYNOTE-585 – although pathological complete response improved, no survival advantage

Erman Akkus, Medical Oncology Fellow at Ankara University, shared on X/Twitter:

KEYNOTE-585: Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembro+chemo in locally advanced gastric/GE cancer in The Lancet Oncology.

  • 804 patients
  • 3xPembro/placebo+chemo >surgery > 3xPembro/placebo+chemo > 11pembro/placebo
  • pCR: 12.9% vs 2%, p<0.00001
  • Median event free survival: 44.4 mo vs 25.3 mo (HR: 0.81, p=0.01)
  • Median OS: 60.7 mo vs 58 mo, p=0.17

Although pathological complete response improved, no survival advantage.” 

Source: Erman Akkus/X