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Treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in a metastatic colorectal cancer patient with molecular and immunohistochemical heterogeneity in MSI/dMMR status.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Analysis of deficiency in DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) is currently considered a standard molecular test in all patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) for its implications in screening, prognosis and prediction of benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors. While the molecular heterogeneity of CRC has been extensively studied in recent years, specific data on dMMR status are lacking, and its clinical consequences are unknown. CASE PRESENTATION:We report the case of a metastatic CRC (mCRC) patient with immunohistochemical and molecular heterogeneity in dMMR/microsatellite instability status in the primary tumour. The patient was treated with nivolumab plus ipilimumab and achieved a deep and lasting response with clear clinical benefit. Whole-exome sequencing and RNA-seq data are reported to support the evidence for molecular heterogeneity. Re-biopsy at the time of progression ruled out the selection of MMR proficient clones as an escape mechanism. A large single-institution retrospective dataset was interrogated to further explore the real incidence of heterogeneity in its different presentations. CONCLUSIONS:The present case supports the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition in mCRC with heterogeneity in MMR/microsatellite instability status. Clinical issues that may arise in these rare patients are discussed in detail.

SUBMITTER: Loupakis F

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6842181 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in a metastatic colorectal cancer patient with molecular and immunohistochemical heterogeneity in MSI/dMMR status.

Loupakis Fotios F Maddalena Giulia G Depetris Ilaria I Murgioni Sabina S Bergamo Francesca F Dei Tos Angelo Paolo AP Rugge Massimo M Munari Giada G Nguyen Andrew A Szeto Christopher C Zagonel Vittorina V Lonardi Sara S Fassan Matteo M

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer 20191108 1

<h4>Background</h4>Analysis of deficiency in DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) is currently considered a standard molecular test in all patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) for its implications in screening, prognosis and prediction of benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors. While the molecular heterogeneity of CRC has been extensively studied in recent years, specific data on dMMR status are lacking, and its clinical consequences are unknown.<h4>Case presentation</h4>We report the case of a metast ...[more]

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Project description:Despite unprecedented benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in patients with mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) advanced gastrointestinal cancers, a relevant proportion of patients shows primary resistance or short-term disease control. Since malignant effusions represent an immune-suppressed niche, we investigated whether peritoneal involvement with or without ascites is a poor prognostic factor in patients with dMMR/MSI-H metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and gastric cancer (mGC) receiving ICIs. We conducted a global multicohort study at Tertiary Cancer Centers and collected clinic-pathological data from a cohort of patients with dMMR/MSI-H mCRC treated with anti-PD-(L)1 ±anti-CTLA-4 agents at 12 institutions (developing set). A cohort of patients with dMMR/MSI-high mGC treated with anti-PD-1 agents±chemotherapy at five institutions was used as validating dataset. The mCRC cohort included 502 patients. After a median follow-up of 31.2 months, patients without peritoneal metastases and those with peritoneal metastases and no ascites had similar outcomes (adjusted HR (aHR) 1.15, 95% CI 0.85 to 1.56 for progression-free survival (PFS); aHR 0.96, 95% CI 0.65 to 1.42 for overall survival (OS)), whereas inferior outcomes were observed in patients with peritoneal metastases and ascites (aHR 2.90, 95% CI 1.70 to 4.94; aHR 3.33, 95% CI 1.88 to 5.91) compared with patients without peritoneal involvement. The mGC cohort included 59 patients. After a median follow-up of 17.4 months, inferior PFS and OS were reported in patients with peritoneal metastases and ascites (aHR 3.83, 95% CI 1.68 to 8.72; aHR 3.44, 95% CI 1.39 to 8.53, respectively), but not in patients with only peritoneal metastases (aHR 1.87, 95% CI 0.64 to 5.46; aHR 2.15, 95% CI 0.64 to 7.27) when compared with patients without peritoneal involvement. Patients with dMMR/MSI-H gastrointestinal cancers with peritoneal metastases and ascites should be considered as a peculiar subgroup with highly unfavorable outcomes to current ICI-based therapies. Novel strategies to target the immune-suppressive niche in malignant effusions should be investigated, as well as next-generation ICIs or intraperitoneal approaches.

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Treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in a metastatic colorectal cancer patient with molecular and immunohistochemical heterogeneity in MSI/dMMR status.

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Treatment with checkpoint inhibitors in a metastatic colorectal cancer patient with molecular and immunohistochemical heterogeneity in MSI/dMMR status.

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