Case Report: Lasting complete response to pembrolizumab in mismatch repair-deficient cardiac sarcoma: a genomic characterization.
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serval:BIB_51194248EE08
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
Case Report: Lasting complete response to pembrolizumab in mismatch repair-deficient cardiac sarcoma: a genomic characterization.
Journal
Frontiers in oncology
ISSN
2234-943X (Print)
ISSN-L
2234-943X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2025
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
15
Pages
1485386
Language
english
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Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Sarcomas are traditionally considered "cold" tumors with poor response to immunotherapy. However, evidence accumulating over the last years shows that immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) may have a role in selected sarcoma patients according to predictive markers. Here, we report the case of a woman diagnosed with a primary cardiac undifferentiated sarcoma. Following failure of standard first line chemotherapy, high-throughput sequencing (HTS) revealed a high tumor mutational burden (TMB), pathogenic mutations in FAT1 and NOTCH2 and a microsatellite instability (MSI)-associated signature. Immunohistochemistry confirmed mismatch repair-deficiency (MMRd) and abundant CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), in the absence of tertiary lymphoid structures. The patient was, therefore, treated with the ICI pembrolizumab, reaching a complete response that continues to persist at last follow-up, more than seven years from initial diagnosis and nearly six years from initiation of ICI treatment. This case illustrates the importance of performing HTS in rare sarcomas given the availability of efficient therapies, such as those for tumors displaying high TMB or MMRd/MSI. In agreement with other reports, it supports the contention that MMRd/MSI status and high numbers of TILs are valuable predictive markers of response to immunotherapy in sarcomas.
Keywords
cardiac sarcoma, complete response (CR), immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), microsatellite instability (MSI), mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd), predictive markers
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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