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Introduction Describe characteristics and outcomes of patients with recurrent microsatellite stable endometrial cancer (MSS EC) undergoing early phase clinical trials with immunotherapy.
Methods Retrospective evaluation of MSS EC patients receiving ≥1 immunotherapeutic agent(s) in early phase clinical trials at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 6/2014 to 12/2019. Response to treatment was evaluated using RECIST criteria and treatment-related and immune-related adverse events (TRAEs and irAEs, respectively) were graded per trial protocols. Predictors of response and progression free survival were evaluated.
Results Thirty-four MSS EC patients were included. The median age and number of prior lines of systemic therapy was 64 years and three, respectively. The predominant histologic subtype was endometrioid (n = 15) or serous (n = 9). Thirty-three of 34 patients (97.1%) were treated with at least one immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) and 24 (76.5%) received combination therapy. Among the 30 evaluable patients, the clinical benefit rate was 30% (n = 9); one partial response and eight stable disease. Seven patients (77.8%) with clinical benefit had an irAE, compared to five non-responders (23.8%). Six patients with clinical benefit were treated with ICI and other class agent(s). Greatest benefit was seen with ICI/PARP inhibitor/anti-VEGF (693 days), ICI/PARP inhibitor (308 days), and ICI/oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor (272 days) combinations. No response was seen in ten (83.3%) and two patients (100%) treated with double and triple ICI agents, respectively.
Conclusion MSS EC tumors do not appear to respond to ICI-only therapies. ICI combination therapy with other class agents and presence of irAEs may be associated with clinical benefit.