Single-Agent Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy With a PD-1 Antibody in Locally Advanced Mismatch Repair-Deficient or Microsatellite Instability-High Colorectal Cancer
Single-Agent Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy With a PD-1 Antibody in Locally Advanced Mismatch Repair-Deficient or Microsatellite Instability-High Colorectal Cancer
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clcc.2022.11.004
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发表时间:
2023-03-17
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Huang, Jun
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作者:
Pei, Fengyun;Wu, Jingjing;Huang, Jun
The safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade immunotherapy for locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC remain unclear. Eleven locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC patients received 6 sintilimab (Innovent, LTD) injec-tions (200 mg/injection, every 3 weeks) before radical laparoscopic resection. 90.9% of the patients achieved pathological complete response (pCR). Single-agent neoadjuvant PD-1 antibody immunotherapy was safe and effective in locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC. Background: PD-1 blockade has been recommended as first-line therapy for nonresectable or metastatic mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade immunotherapy for locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC remain unclear. Patients and Methods: From June 2020 to June 2022, 11 locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC patients treated at the Sixth Affili-ated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China) were enrolled. All patients received 6 sintilimab (Innovent, LTD) injections (200 mg/injection, every 3 weeks) before radical laparoscopic resection. The patient clinical and patho-logical data were analyzed retrospectively. Results: dMMR was confirmed by immunohistochemistry for all patients. However, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or next-generation sequencing confirmed MSI-H for only 90.9% (10/11) of the patients, while 1 patient had microsatellite stable (MSS) disease. After 6 injections of neoadjuvant anti-PD-1 therapy, 90.9% (10/11) of the patients (those confirmed to have dMMR and MSI-H disease) achieved pathological complete response (pCR). The other patient, who achieved major pathological response with residual tumor < 1%, had dMMR but MSS disease. No grade 3 or above immunotherapy-related adverse events occurred [Common Terminology Cr iter ia for Adverse Events ; version 5.0]. Overall, 72.7% (8/11) of the patients had grade 1-2 immunotherapy-related adverse events . No operational mortality or complications occurred within 30 days after surgery. Conclusion: Single -agent neoadjuvant PD-1 antibody immunotherapy was safe and effective in locally advanced dMMR/MSI-H CRC. Dual confirmation of MMR and MSI status by immunohistochemistry and next-generation sequencing or PCR is necessary for dMMR/MSI-H CRC patients before immunotherapy. The immunotherapy regimen used in this study deserves further validation in phase II and III clinical studies.