# Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab for recurrent or metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/pembrolizumab-versus-methotrexate-docetaxel-or-cetuximab-for-recurrent-or/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ezra E.W. Cohen,Denis Soulières,Christophe Le Tourneau,José Dinis,Lisa Licitra,Myung‐Ju Ahn,Ainara Soria,Jean‐Pascal Machiels,Nicolas Mach,Ranee Mehra,Barbara Burtness,Pingye Zhang,Jonathan D. Cheng,Ramona F. Swaby,Kevin J. Harrington,Mirelis Acosta-Rivera,Douglas R. Adkins,Morteza Aghmesheh,Myung‐Ju Ahn,Mario Airoldi,Eduardas Aleknavičius,Yousuf Al-Farhat,Alain P. Algazi,Salah Almokadem,Anna Alyasova,Jessica R. Bauman,Marco Benasso,Alfonso Berrocal,Victoria Bray,Barbara Burtness,Francesco Caponigro,Ana Castro,Terrence P. Cescon,Kelvin Chan,Arvind Chaudhry,Bruno Chauffert,Ezra E.W. Cohen,Tibor Csőszi,Jan Paul de Boer,Jean‐Pierre Delord,Andreas Dietz,José Dinis,Charlotte Dupuis,Laurence Digue,József Erfán,Yolanda Escobar Alvarez,Mererid Evans,Mary J. Fidler,Martin Förster,Signe Friesland,Apar Kishor Ganti,Lionnel Geoffrois,Clíona Grant,Viktor Gruenwald,Kevin J. Harrington,Thomas K. Hoffmann,Geza Horvai,Arturas Inčiūra,Raymond Woo-Jun Jang,Petra Jankowska,Antonio Jimeno,Mano Joseph,Alejandro Juárez Ramiro,Bogusława Karaszewska,Andrzej Kawecki,Ulrich Keilholz,Ulrich Keller,Sung‐Bae Kim,Judit Kocsis,Nuria Kotecki,Mark Kozloff,J. Lambea,László Landherr,Yuri Lantsukhay,Sergey Lazarev,Lip Way Lee,Christophe Le Tourneau,Lisa Licitra,Igor Lifirenko,Nicolas Mach,Danko Martincic,О. В. Маторин,Margaret McGrath,Jean‐Pascal Machiels,Ranee Mehra,Krzysztof Misiukiewicz,John C. Morris,Ф. Ф. Муфазалов,Jiaxin Niu,Devraj Srinivasan,Pedro Pérez Segura,Daniel Rauch,Maria Leonor Ribeiro,Cristina P. Rodriguez,Frédéric Rolland,Antonio Russo,Ágnes Ruzsa,Frederico Sanches,Sangwon Shin,Mikhail Shtiveland |
| Citations | 1,712 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)31999-8 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | green |
| OA URL | http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/212774 |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2903493423 |
| PMID | 30509740 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Myung‐Ju Ahn](https://scholariq.org/researchers/myung-ju-ahn/)
- [John C. Morris](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-c-morris/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Head and Neck Cancer Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/head-and-neck-cancer-studies/)

## Paper topics

- [Head and Neck Cancer Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/head-and-neck-cancer-studies/)
- [Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-immunotherapy-and-biomarkers/)
- [Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment](https://scholariq.org/topics/esophageal-cancer-research-and-treatment/)

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