Immunonkologische Therapie vs. Chemotherapie – aktuelle Konzepte bei Hals-Kopf-Tumoren

Die Systemtherapie des rezidivierten/metastasierten Plattenepithelkarzinoms des Kopf-Halses (R/M-SCCHN) ist auf dem Weg in eine neue Epoche. Die platinbasierte Chemotherapie stellte bislang den unangefochtenen Goldstandard dar; zukünftige Therapiekonzepte könnten jedoch durch den weiteren Siegeszug der Checkpoint-Inhibitoren (CPI) geprägt sein. Dieser Beitrag skizziert die wesentlichen Therapieoptionen und mögliche relevante Perspektiven der CPI.

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