Exceptionally rapid response to pembrolizumab in a SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma overexpressing PD-L1: A case report.
In: Thoracic cancer, Jg. 10 (2019-12-01), Heft 12, S. 2312-2315
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SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma (SMARCA4-DTS) is a new clinical entity characterized by SMARCA4 inactivation and has a dismal prognosis because of rapid growth. Effective treatments for SMARCA4-DTS have not yet been developed. Most recently, anti-programmed cell death 1 receptor (PD-1) blockade has been effective for SMARCA4-deficient lung cancer and malignant rhabdoid tumor-like tumors. Here, we describe a patient with SMARCA4-DTC who experienced a marked response to the administration of pembrolizumab. A 70-year-old female was referred to our department for treatment of SMARCA4-DTC. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography had revealed a left mediastinal tumor, peritoneal dissemination and multiple cutaneous metastases at diagnosis. Immunohistochemical analyses revealed 60% of tumor cells expressed programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1). The patient was given pembrolizumab as first-line treatment. Pembrolizumab suppressed tumor growth dramatically, with only one dose leading to a partial response. Our case suggests the immunohistochemical analysis of PD-L1 expression be undertaken for patients with SMARCA4-DTS and that pembrolizumab treatment may be a promising strategy for PD-L1-positive SMARCA4-DTS.
(© 2019 The Authors. Thoracic Cancer published by China Lung Oncology Group and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.)
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Exceptionally rapid response to pembrolizumab in a SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma overexpressing PD-L1: A case report.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Takada, K ; Sugita, S ; Murase, K ; Kikuchi, T ; Oomori, G ; Ito, R ; Hayasaka, N ; Miyanishi, K ; Iyama, S ; Ikeda, H ; Kobune, M ; Emori, M ; Kato, J ; Hasegawa, T |
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Zeitschrift: | Thoracic cancer, Jg. 10 (2019-12-01), Heft 12, S. 2312-2315 |
Veröffentlichung: | November 2012- : Singapore : Tianjin : Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd ; Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Richmond, Vic. : Tianjin : Blackwell Pub. Asia Pty Ltd. ; Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, 2019 |
Medientyp: | report |
ISSN: | 1759-7714 (electronic) |
DOI: | 10.1111/1759-7714.13215 |
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