Case Report: Prolonged remission of metastatic cisplatin-refractory nasopharyngeal carcinoma with Pembrolizumab

Background: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a common type of cancer in certain areas of the world such as southeast Asia, but is uncommon in Canada. There is currently no reliably effective standard treatment for incurable metastatic EBV-related NPC that progresses after first-line therapy with gemcitabine/cisplatin. Methods: With his consent, the health records of a patient with relapsed metastatic EBV-related …