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Cohort studyOphthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Periocular/Orbital Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Cutaneous Origin: Durable Responses in a Retrospective Cohort.

Amee D Azad, Jia Jia Zhang, Kevin S Emerick … Natalie Wolkow
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors were associated with disease control in over 90% of patients with advanced periocular skin cancer

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Advanced Periocular/Orbital Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Cutaneous Origin: Durable Responses in a Retrospective Cohort.

Amee D Azad … Natalie Wolkow
Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2026
Purpose

This study's purpose was to investigate the outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor (immune checkpoint inhibitor) treatment of periocular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with orbital invasion.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed of 19 patients with biopsy-confirmed, advanced periocular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with orbital invasion treated with ICIs at a single institution.

n = 19 patients
Results

checkups showed the cancer stayed controlled in nearly all patients treated

Complete response
47%
Partial response
32%
Stable disease
16%
Progression
6%
More results

The median age at diagnosis was 74 (interquartile range, 67-78) years.

Median presenting logMAR visual acuity in the affected eye was 0.3 (0.2-0.8).

Patients received a median of 9 (interquartile range, 6-15) cycles.

More results

Nine patients (47%) had complete response, 6 (32%) had a partial response, 3 (16%) remained stable, and only 1 (6%) progressed on ICIs.

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Conclusion · 1 of 2

Immunotherapy demonstrated excellent, sustained clinical outcomes in periocular cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with orbital invasion with low morbidity and mortality.

Conclusion · 2 of 2

A disease control rate of over 90% was achieved and sustained at a median follow-up of almost 3 years.

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