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Pembrolizumab in Head and Neck Cancer—Promise and Price

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 10.1001/jamaoto.2025.4624

December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM EST

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This Viewpoint considers the financial impact of expanding the indication of pembrolizumab for treatment of resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma expressing programmed cell death 1 ligand 1.

Corresponding Author: Lauren E. Miller, MD, MBA, Department of Otolaryngology–Head lauren.miller@osumc.edu).

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