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NCCN Flash Updates: NCCN Guidelines^® and NCCN Compendium^® Updated for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer and NCCN Guidelines Updated for Survivorship

NCCN has published updates to the NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines^®) and the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium^®) for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer. These NCCN Guidelines^® are currently available as Version 2.2020.

• Principles of Systemic Therapy for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer (SCC-F)
  • Regional recurrence or distant metastatic disease, "Pembrolizumab (preferred) if curative surgery and curative RT are not feasible" was added a category 2A recommendation.
  • Footnote 1 was revised by adding, "Emerging phase II data show approximately 34% response to pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic and/or locally recurrent unresectable cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma."

NCCN has published updates to the NCCN Guidelines for Survivorship. These NCCN Guidelines are currently available as Version 2.2020.

• The Discussion has been updated to reflect the changes in the algorithm. (MS-1)

For the complete updated versions of the NCCN Guidelines, NCCN Guidelines with NCCN Evidence Blocks™, the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium (NCCN Compendium^®), the NCCN Biomarkers Compendium^®, the NCCN Chemotherapy Order Templates (NCCN Templates^®), the NCCN Radiation Therapy Compendium™, and the NCCN Imaging Appropriate Use Criteria (NCCN Imaging AUC™), please visit NCCN.org.

To view the NCCN Guidelines for Patients^®, please visit NCCN.org/patientguidelines.

Free NCCN Guidelines apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices are now available! Visit NCCN.org/apps.

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