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Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

MedGen UID:
1733748
•Concept ID:
C5419185
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that has spread from the original site of growth to another anatomic site. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMetastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Prognostic indicators and outcomes following surgical management of metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
O'Connell JE, Saeed A, Jones HB, Lloyd CJ
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021 Dec;59(10):1186-1191. Epub 2021 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.01.003. PMID: 34674892
Synchronous or metachronous lymphoma and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region: a diagnostic and management dilemma.
Kader I, Leavers B, Shashinder S, Wylie B, Chi KK, Sundaresan P
J Laryngol Otol 2016 Jul;130 Suppl 4:S45-9. doi: 10.1017/S002221511600832X. PMID: 27488337
Management of the neck in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
D'Souza J, Clark J
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2011 Apr;19(2):99-105. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0b013e328343e811. PMID: 21297477

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Real world data of cemiplimab in locally advanced and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Baggi A, Quaglino P, Rubatto M, Depenni R, Guida M, Ascierto PA, Trojaniello C, Queirolo P, Saponara M, Peris K, Spagnolo F, Bianchi L, De Galitiis F, Potenza MC, Proietti I, Marconcini R, Botticelli A, Barbieri V, Licitra L, Alfieri S, Ficorella C, Cortellini A, Fargnoli MC, Troiani T, Tondulli L, Bossi P
Eur J Cancer 2021 Nov;157:250-258. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.08.018. PMID: 34536948
Pembrolizumab plus cetuximab in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: an open-label, multi-arm, non-randomised, multicentre, phase 2 trial.
Sacco AG, Chen R, Worden FP, Wong DJL, Adkins D, Swiecicki P, Chai-Ho W, Oppelt P, Ghosh D, Bykowski J, Molinolo A, Pittman E, Estrada MV, Gold K, Daniels G, Lippman SM, Natsuhara A, Messer K, Cohen EEW
Lancet Oncol 2021 Jun;22(6):883-892. Epub 2021 May 11 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00136-4. PMID: 33989559
Cemiplimab in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: results from an open-label, phase 2, single-arm trial.
Migden MR, Khushalani NI, Chang ALS, Lewis KD, Schmults CD, Hernandez-Aya L, Meier F, Schadendorf D, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Wong DJ, Daniels GA, Berking C, Jankovic V, Stankevich E, Booth J, Li S, Weinreich DM, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2020 Feb;21(2):294-305. Epub 2020 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30728-4. PMID: 31952975Free PMC Article
PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Migden MR, Rischin D, Schmults CD, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Lewis KD, Chung CH, Hernandez-Aya L, Lim AM, Chang ALS, Rabinowits G, Thai AA, Dunn LA, Hughes BGM, Khushalani NI, Modi B, Schadendorf D, Gao B, Seebach F, Li S, Li J, Mathias M, Booth J, Mohan K, Stankevich E, Babiker HM, Brana I, Gil-Martin M, Homsi J, Johnson ML, Moreno V, Niu J, Owonikoko TK, Papadopoulos KP, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG
N Engl J Med 2018 Jul 26;379(4):341-351. Epub 2018 Jun 4 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805131. PMID: 29863979
Guidelines of care for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Work Group; Invited Reviewers, Kim JYS, Kozlow JH, Mittal B, Moyer J, Olenecki T, Rodgers P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Mar;78(3):560-578. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.007. PMID: 29331386Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Aggressive Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Review.
Desai N, Divatia MK, Jadhav A, Wagh A
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 11;30(7):6634-6647. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070487. PMID: 37504347Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Dessinioti C, Pitoulias M, Stratigos AJ
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jan;36(1):39-50. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17709. PMID: 34592000
Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Ferrarotto R, Amit M, Nagarajan P, Rubin ML, Yuan Y, Bell D, El-Naggar AK, Johnson JM, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Johnson FM, Lu C, Mott FE, Esmaeli B, Diaz EM Jr, Gidley PW, Goepfert RP, Lewis CM, Weber RS, Wargo JA, Basu S, Duan F, Yadav SS, Sharma P, Allison JP, Myers JN, Gross ND
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Aug 15;27(16):4557-4565. Epub 2021 Jun 29 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-0585. PMID: 34187851Free PMC Article
Cutaneous metastases: A great imitator.
Jaros J, Hunt S, Mose E, Lai O, Tsoukas M
Clin Dermatol 2020 Mar-Apr;38(2):216-222. Epub 2019 Oct 25 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.10.004. PMID: 32513401
Guidelines of care for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Work Group; Invited Reviewers, Kim JYS, Kozlow JH, Mittal B, Moyer J, Olenecki T, Rodgers P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Mar;78(3):560-578. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.007. PMID: 29331386Free PMC Article

Therapy

Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab for Stage II to IV Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Gross ND, Miller DM, Khushalani NI, Divi V, Ruiz ES, Lipson EJ, Meier F, Su YB, Swiecicki PL, Atlas J, Geiger JL, Hauschild A, Choe JH, Hughes BGM, Schadendorf D, Patel VA, Homsi J, Taube JM, Lim AM, Ferrarotto R, Kaufman HL, Seebach F, Lowy I, Yoo SY, Mathias M, Fenech K, Han H, Fury MG, Rischin D
N Engl J Med 2022 Oct 27;387(17):1557-1568. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2209813. PMID: 36094839Free PMC Article
Pilot Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced, Resectable Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck.
Ferrarotto R, Amit M, Nagarajan P, Rubin ML, Yuan Y, Bell D, El-Naggar AK, Johnson JM, Morrison WH, Rosenthal DI, Glisson BS, Johnson FM, Lu C, Mott FE, Esmaeli B, Diaz EM Jr, Gidley PW, Goepfert RP, Lewis CM, Weber RS, Wargo JA, Basu S, Duan F, Yadav SS, Sharma P, Allison JP, Myers JN, Gross ND
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Aug 15;27(16):4557-4565. Epub 2021 Jun 29 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-21-0585. PMID: 34187851Free PMC Article
Cemiplimab in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: results from an open-label, phase 2, single-arm trial.
Migden MR, Khushalani NI, Chang ALS, Lewis KD, Schmults CD, Hernandez-Aya L, Meier F, Schadendorf D, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Wong DJ, Daniels GA, Berking C, Jankovic V, Stankevich E, Booth J, Li S, Weinreich DM, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2020 Feb;21(2):294-305. Epub 2020 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30728-4. PMID: 31952975Free PMC Article
PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Migden MR, Rischin D, Schmults CD, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Lewis KD, Chung CH, Hernandez-Aya L, Lim AM, Chang ALS, Rabinowits G, Thai AA, Dunn LA, Hughes BGM, Khushalani NI, Modi B, Schadendorf D, Gao B, Seebach F, Li S, Li J, Mathias M, Booth J, Mohan K, Stankevich E, Babiker HM, Brana I, Gil-Martin M, Homsi J, Johnson ML, Moreno V, Niu J, Owonikoko TK, Papadopoulos KP, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG
N Engl J Med 2018 Jul 26;379(4):341-351. Epub 2018 Jun 4 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805131. PMID: 29863979
Guidelines of care for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Work Group; Invited Reviewers, Kim JYS, Kozlow JH, Mittal B, Moyer J, Olenecki T, Rodgers P
J Am Acad Dermatol 2018 Mar;78(3):560-578. Epub 2018 Jan 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.10.007. PMID: 29331386Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Neoadjuvant cemiplimab and surgery for stage II-IV cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma: follow-up and survival outcomes of a single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 study.
Gross ND, Miller DM, Khushalani NI, Divi V, Ruiz ES, Lipson EJ, Meier F, Su YB, Swiecicki PL, Atlas J, Geiger JL, Hauschild A, Choe JH, Hughes BGM, Schadendorf D, Patel VA, Homsi J, Taube JM, Lim AM, Ferrarotto R, Yoo SY, Mathias M, Han H, Seebach F, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2023 Nov;24(11):1196-1205. Epub 2023 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00459-X. PMID: 37875144
Aggressive Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Review.
Desai N, Divatia MK, Jadhav A, Wagh A
Curr Oncol 2023 Jul 11;30(7):6634-6647. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30070487. PMID: 37504347Free PMC Article
Epidemiology of advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Dessinioti C, Pitoulias M, Stratigos AJ
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jan;36(1):39-50. Epub 2021 Oct 11 doi: 10.1111/jdv.17709. PMID: 34592000
Phase 2 study of cemiplimab in patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: primary analysis of fixed-dosing, long-term outcome of weight-based dosing.
Rischin D, Migden MR, Lim AM, Schmults CD, Khushalani NI, Hughes BGM, Schadendorf D, Dunn LA, Hernandez-Aya L, Chang ALS, Modi B, Hauschild A, Ulrich C, Eigentler T, Stein B, Pavlick AC, Geiger JL, Gutzmer R, Alam M, Okoye E, Mathias M, Jankovic V, Stankevich E, Booth J, Li S, Lowy I, Fury MG, Guminski A
J Immunother Cancer 2020 Jun;8(1) doi: 10.1136/jitc-2020-000775. PMID: 32554615Free PMC Article
Cemiplimab in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: results from an open-label, phase 2, single-arm trial.
Migden MR, Khushalani NI, Chang ALS, Lewis KD, Schmults CD, Hernandez-Aya L, Meier F, Schadendorf D, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Wong DJ, Daniels GA, Berking C, Jankovic V, Stankevich E, Booth J, Li S, Weinreich DM, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2020 Feb;21(2):294-305. Epub 2020 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30728-4. PMID: 31952975Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Neoadjuvant cemiplimab and surgery for stage II-IV cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma: follow-up and survival outcomes of a single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 study.
Gross ND, Miller DM, Khushalani NI, Divi V, Ruiz ES, Lipson EJ, Meier F, Su YB, Swiecicki PL, Atlas J, Geiger JL, Hauschild A, Choe JH, Hughes BGM, Schadendorf D, Patel VA, Homsi J, Taube JM, Lim AM, Ferrarotto R, Yoo SY, Mathias M, Han H, Seebach F, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2023 Nov;24(11):1196-1205. Epub 2023 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00459-X. PMID: 37875144
Neoadjuvant Cemiplimab for Stage II to IV Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Gross ND, Miller DM, Khushalani NI, Divi V, Ruiz ES, Lipson EJ, Meier F, Su YB, Swiecicki PL, Atlas J, Geiger JL, Hauschild A, Choe JH, Hughes BGM, Schadendorf D, Patel VA, Homsi J, Taube JM, Lim AM, Ferrarotto R, Kaufman HL, Seebach F, Lowy I, Yoo SY, Mathias M, Fenech K, Han H, Fury MG, Rischin D
N Engl J Med 2022 Oct 27;387(17):1557-1568. Epub 2022 Sep 12 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2209813. PMID: 36094839Free PMC Article
Real world data of cemiplimab in locally advanced and metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.
Baggi A, Quaglino P, Rubatto M, Depenni R, Guida M, Ascierto PA, Trojaniello C, Queirolo P, Saponara M, Peris K, Spagnolo F, Bianchi L, De Galitiis F, Potenza MC, Proietti I, Marconcini R, Botticelli A, Barbieri V, Licitra L, Alfieri S, Ficorella C, Cortellini A, Fargnoli MC, Troiani T, Tondulli L, Bossi P
Eur J Cancer 2021 Nov;157:250-258. Epub 2021 Sep 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.08.018. PMID: 34536948
Cemiplimab in locally advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: results from an open-label, phase 2, single-arm trial.
Migden MR, Khushalani NI, Chang ALS, Lewis KD, Schmults CD, Hernandez-Aya L, Meier F, Schadendorf D, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Wong DJ, Daniels GA, Berking C, Jankovic V, Stankevich E, Booth J, Li S, Weinreich DM, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG, Rischin D
Lancet Oncol 2020 Feb;21(2):294-305. Epub 2020 Jan 14 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(19)30728-4. PMID: 31952975Free PMC Article
PD-1 Blockade with Cemiplimab in Advanced Cutaneous Squamous-Cell Carcinoma.
Migden MR, Rischin D, Schmults CD, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Lewis KD, Chung CH, Hernandez-Aya L, Lim AM, Chang ALS, Rabinowits G, Thai AA, Dunn LA, Hughes BGM, Khushalani NI, Modi B, Schadendorf D, Gao B, Seebach F, Li S, Li J, Mathias M, Booth J, Mohan K, Stankevich E, Babiker HM, Brana I, Gil-Martin M, Homsi J, Johnson ML, Moreno V, Niu J, Owonikoko TK, Papadopoulos KP, Yancopoulos GD, Lowy I, Fury MG
N Engl J Med 2018 Jul 26;379(4):341-351. Epub 2018 Jun 4 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1805131. PMID: 29863979

Recent systematic reviews

Superficial versus total parotidectomy for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma of the head and neck: a systematic review.
Leong WS, Gowda S, Jackson R, Chabrillac E, Edafe O
J Laryngol Otol 2023 Jun;137(6):592-598. Epub 2022 Aug 1 doi: 10.1017/S0022215122001724. PMID: 35912693
Prognostic factors of head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review.
Lubov J, Labbé M, Sioufi K, Morand GB, Hier MP, Khanna M, Sultanem K, Mlynarek AM
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Sep 7;50(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s40463-021-00529-7. PMID: 34493343Free PMC Article
Elective neck dissection in metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma to the parotid gland: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rotman A, Kerr SJ, Giddings CEB
Head Neck 2019 Apr;41(4):1131-1139. Epub 2018 Dec 7 doi: 10.1002/hed.25561. PMID: 30536662
Cisplatin and Cetuximab Treatment for Metastatic Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Systematic Review.
Trodello C, Pepper JP, Wong M, Wysong A
Dermatol Surg 2017 Jan;43(1):40-49. doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000799. PMID: 27618393
Utility of head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma sentinel node biopsy: a systematic review.
Ahmed MM, Moore BA, Schmalbach CE
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Feb;150(2):180-7. Epub 2013 Nov 7 doi: 10.1177/0194599813511949. PMID: 24201060

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