Combination of Anti-programmed Cell Death Protein 1 and Antiangiogenesis Displaying a Response Disparity between Pulmonary and Nonpulmonary Metastases

Targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated immune suppression is a strategy to overcome the resistance of anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-1/PD-L1) therapy. Here, we present two cases, including one case with leiomyosarcoma and the other one with...

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Main Authors: Bing-Syuan Chung, Peng-Chan Lin, Shang-Hung Chen, Yu-Min Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Cancer Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/ejcrp.eJCRP-D-23-00016
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Summary:Targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor-mediated immune suppression is a strategy to overcome the resistance of anti-programmed cell death protein 1/programmed death-ligand 1 (anti-PD-1/PD-L1) therapy. Here, we present two cases, including one case with leiomyosarcoma and the other one with microsatellite-stable colorectal cancer, receiving the combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib as salvage treatment. Both cases demonstrated a significant response in lung metastases; however, the nonpulmonary metastases progressed. These findings suggest that lung metastasis might have a distinct tumor immune microenvironment, and further studies to investigate the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1-based combination therapy in patients with lung-limited metastases are warranted.
ISSN:2311-3006