Matsunami General Hospital

Pneumonitis in Older Patients With Non-squamous Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed

Background/Aim: Pembrolizumab combined with pemetrexed is efficacious in older patients with metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and a PD-L1 tumor proportion score (TPS) of <50%. However, treatment-related pneumonitis is concerning, and its impact on clinic...