Single-agent neoadjuvant immunotherapy of PD-1 antibody in resectable mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high colorectal cancer.

Authors

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Jun Huang

Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

Jun Huang , Fengyun Pei , Jingjing Wu , Yandong Zhao , Wan He , Tianhao Shi , Meijin Huang

Organizations

Department of Colorectal Surgery, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, The 6th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, Shenzhen People’s Hospital,The Secondary Clinical Medical College of Jinan University,The First Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China, Department of Biology, School of Medicine, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China

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Background: PD-1 blockade has been recommended as first-line therapy for non-resectable or metastatic mismatch repair-deficient/microsatellite instability-high (dMMR/MSI-H) colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant immunotherapy of PD-1 blockade for resectable dMMR/MSI-H CRC remains unclear. Methods: From June 2020 and March 2021, eight resectable dMMR/MSI-H CRC patients treated in the 6th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China) were enrolled. All patients accepted 6 doses (200mg/dose, every 3 weeks) of Sintilimab injection (Innovent, LTD) before radical laparoscopic resections. The clinical and pathological data of the 8 patients was analyzed retrospectively. Results: All patients were confirmed dMMR by immunohistochemistry (IHC). However, 87.5% (7/8) of the patients were confirmed MSI-H and 12.5% (1/8) was confirmed microsatellite stable (MSS) by NGS. After 6 doses of neoadjuvant anti-PD-1 therapy, 87.5% (7/8) of the patients achieved pathological complete response (pCR), and the 7 patients were confirmed both dMMR and MSI-H. The rest 12.5% (1/8) who achieved major pathological response (mPR), with residual tumor <1%, was dMMR but MSS. None of the patients had immunotherapy-related adverse events (irAE) of grade 3 or above (CTCAE; version 5.0). 75.0% (6/8) of the patients had grade 1/2 irAE. No operational mortality or complications were found within 30 days after surgery. Conclusions: Single-agent neoadjuvant immunotherapy of PD-1 antibody was safe and effective in resectable dMMR/MSI-H CRC. Double confirmation of both dMMR and MSI-H status was necessary before PD-1 blockade therapy in dMMR/MSI-H CRC patients.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Colorectal Cancer - Neo-Adjuvant/Adjuvant

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e15605)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e15605

Abstract #

e15605

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