A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability
Bellone S, Roque DM, Siegel ER, Buza N, Hui P, Bonazzoli E, Guglielmi A, Zammataro L, Nagarkatti N, Zaidi S, Lee J, Silasi D, Huang GS, Andikyan V, Damast S, Clark M, Azodi M, Schwartz PE, Tymon‐Rosario J, Harold JA, Mauricio D, Zeybek B, Menderes G, Altwerger G, Ratner E, Alexandrov LB, Iwasaki A, Kong Y, Song E, Dong W, Elvin JA, Choi J, Santin AD. A phase 2 evaluation of pembrolizumab for recurrent Lynch‐like versus sporadic endometrial cancers with microsatellite instability. Cancer 2021, 128: 1206-1218. PMID: 34875107, PMCID: PMC9465822, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective response rateImmune checkpoint inhibitorsProgression-free survivalEndometrial cancerWhole-exome sequencingSporadic endometrial cancerOverall survivalEnd pointPhase 2 pilot studyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTumor mutation burdenPhase 2 evaluationLarger confirmatory studiesAntigen processing/presentationProcessing/presentationCheckpoint inhibitorsSurgical resectionICI resistanceDMMR patientsPrognostic significanceDMMR tumorsMechanisms of resistanceLocal treatmentSporadic MSI