New Reference: Cemiplimab for Cervical Cancer


  • Study

    Open-label, multicenter, phase 3 trial (EMPOWER-Cervical 1)
    Recurrent or metastatic cervical carcinoma, progressed after prior platinum-containing therapy
    Cemiplimab (n=304) or single-agent chemotherapy (n=304)



  • Efficacy

    mOS: 12.0 mos vs. 8.5 mos; (HR: 0.69; P<0.001)
    ORR: 16.4% vs 6.3%



  • Safety

    Grade 3 AE >= 45% vs 53.4
    Anemia:12% vs 26.9%. Urinary tract infection 5.0% vs 2.8%



  • N Engl J Med 2022; 386:544-555

    Survival with Cemiplimab in Recurrent Cervical Cancer

    http://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2112187

    Reviewed by Hasan Cagri Yildirim, MD on May 20, 2022