A case of complete response following the administration of pembrolizumab and metastasectomy for lung and bone metastases of bladder cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehiko Nakasato ◽  
Tatsuki Inoue ◽  
Ryosuke Kato ◽  
Yoshihiro Nakagami ◽  
Kazuhiko Oshinomi ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 232470962110356
Author(s):  
Balraj Singh ◽  
Parminder Kaur ◽  
Sachin Gupta ◽  
Nirmal Guragai ◽  
Michael Maroules

Bladder cancer is the most common urinary tract malignancy. Platinum-based chemotherapy is the first line of treatment in locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer. Immunotherapy has become a novel therapy option in a broad variety of malignancies including bladder cancer. Immunotherapy is approved as first line of treatment in patients who are ineligible for platinum-based chemotherapy and second-line treatment for metastatic urothelial cancer who progressed after platinum-based treatments. We present the case of an 83-year-old female with metastatic bladder cancer who was chemotherapy ineligible and had complete response with immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab.


2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 4706-4711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Lele Liu ◽  
Fang Tao ◽  
Xu Guo ◽  
Guowei Feng ◽  
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Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 1784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Font ◽  
Montserrat Domènech ◽  
Raquel Benítez ◽  
Marta Rava ◽  
Miriam Marqués ◽  
...  

Background: Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) increases the survival of patients with organ-confined urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). In retrospective studies, patients with basal/squamous (BASQ)-like tumors present with more advanced disease and have worse prognosis. Transcriptomics-defined tumor subtypes are associated with response to NAC. Aim: To investigate whether immunohistochemical (IHC) subtyping predicts NAC response. Methods: Patients with muscle-invasive UBC having received platinum-based NAC were identified. Tissue microarrays were used to type tumors for KRT5/6, KRT14, GATA3, and FOXA1. Outcomes: progression-free survival and disease-specific survival; univariable and multivariate Cox regression models were applied. Results: We found a very high concordance between mRNA and protein expression. Using IHC-based hierarchical clustering, we classified 126 tumors in three subgroups: BASQ-like (FOXA1/GATA3 low; KRT5/6/14 high), Luminal-like (FOXA1/GATA3 high; KRT5/6/14 low), and mixed-cluster (FOXA1/GATA3 high; KRT5/6 high; KRT14 low). Applying multivariable analyses, patients with BASQ-like tumors were more likely to achieve a pathological response to NAC (OR 3.96; p = 0.017). The clinical benefit appeared reflected in the lack of significant survival differences between patients with BASQ-like and luminal tumors. Conclusions: Patients with BASQ-like tumors—identified through simple and robust IHC—have a higher likelihood of undergoing a pathological complete response to NAC. Prospective validation is required.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16135-e16135
Author(s):  
A. Rodica Maricela ◽  
L. N. Minea ◽  
X. Bacinschi ◽  
I. Isacu ◽  
A. Tarlea

e16135 Background: Treatment of bladder cancer in elderly patients is a challenging problem because surgery is often not tolerable and the combination of extensive radiotherapy with chemotherapy is also difficult because of patients’ compliance and associated comorbidities. Our study evaluated concurrent radiochemotherapy in elderly patients with locally advanced bladder cancer (T2-T4) in terms of efficacy and tolerability. Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2007, we treated 34 patients with transitional carcinoma of the bladder, with or without nodal involvement, no distant metastases, and median age 79 years (range 66 - 89 years). Their performance status was 0–1-2 in 10–16–8 patients respectively. Cardiovascular comorbidities were the most common (15 patients). The treatment consisted in conformal radiotherapy (mean irradiation dose = 56.4 Gy) concomitant with biweekly Gemcitabine 200 mg/sqm starting on day 1 of radiotherapy. Results: Response was assessed at 4–6 weeks after the end of treatment by cystoscopy with biopsies and MRI. All the patients could end the intended radiation therapy but four of them could not tolerate all the chemotherapy. 13 patients achieved complete response, 12 patients - partial response and 9 patients stable disease. The most common toxicities were: diarrhea (grade 1–2 in 11 patients, grade 3–6 patients), cystitis (grade 1–2 in 5 patients), leucopenia (grade 1–2 in 12 patients, grade 3–4 in 2 patients), thrombocytopenia (grade 1–2 in 6 patients) and anemia (grade 1–2 in 4 patients). Three patient required hospitalization for dehydration and two for febrile neutropenia. After a median follow-up time of 17.4 months, there were 7 relapses and 5 distant metastases. One-year survival rate was 82.41% (28 patients). 6 patients died, 3 from their cancer and 3 from comorbidities. Conclusions: Chemoradiation is well enough tolerated even in elderly patients and also an efficient and organ sparing therapeutic alternative for patients over 65 years old. The treatment choice was based on patients’ preference considering better quality of life with bladder preservation. The use of age-specific therapy adjustments has shown that aggressive treatment for bladder cancer is associated with improved survival even in elderly patients. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 326-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean H. Hoffman-Censits ◽  
Edouard John Trabulsi ◽  
David Y. T. Chen ◽  
Alexander Kutikov ◽  
Jianqing Lin ◽  
...  

326 Background: Improved safety and response rates of AMVAC over standard MVAC in patients (pts) with metastatic bladder cancer support study of neoadjuvant AMVAC for pts with muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and prenephroureterectomy (NU) for pts with high-grade upper-tract urothelial cancer (UTUC). We performed a phase II study of neoadjuvant AMVAC in MIBC and UTUC, and herein report the results of the UTUC exploratory subgroup. Methods: Pts with UTUC (ureter or renal pelvis) with high-grade UC on biopsy, or positive urine cytology and mass on cross sectional imaging, N0-N1, CrCl >=50, adequate hepatic and marrow function were eligible. Pts received 3 cycles of AMVAC (methotrexate 30 mg/m2, vinblastine 3 mg/m2, doxorubicin 30 mg/m2, cisplatin 70mg/m2) day 1, pegfilgrastim 6 mg day 2 or 3, every 2 weeks. NU, with lymph node dissection at surgeon discretion, was performed 4-8 weeks after last cycle. Exploratory endpoint was pathologic complete response (pCR) rate. Results: Accrual is complete with 10 evaluable UTUC pts enrolled at 2 institutions (FCCC, TJU) over 46.5 months. Median age 67 (range 49-83). Of 10 pts, 6 completed all 3 cycles of AMVAC. Four pts received < 3 cycles due to grade 3 acute kidney injury (1), pyelonephritis and grade 3 diverticulitis (1), flare of underlying hepatitis (1), grade 3 fatigue (1). Additional related grade 3 adverse events (AE) were anemia (1) and nausea/vomiting (1), no grade 4 or 5 AE. All pts underwent NU within 8 weeks of last chemotherapy, median 5.5 weeks. Median time from day 1 AMVAC to NU was 9 wks. 1/10 pts had a pCR, 4/10 patients were staged <pT1, 2/10 pT2, and 3/10 >pT3 or N+. An additional 21.5 months of enrollment were needed in this expansion cohort to accrue 10 pts with UTUC, compared to 44 MIBC pts in 25 mos. All pts completed study treatment as of July 2013. Conclusions: In this small sample, neoadjuvant AMVAC prior to NU was clinically active with manageable toxicity. With short duration from start of chemotherapy to NU, 3 neoadjuvant AMVAC cycles should be considered for further study for high-grade UTUC prior to NU in the cooperative group setting. Clinical trial information: NCT01031420.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 426-426
Author(s):  
Clement Dumont ◽  
Helene Gauthier ◽  
Pierre Mongiat-Artus ◽  
Alexandra Masson-Lecomte ◽  
Francois Desgrandchamps ◽  
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426 Background: Locoregional management of muscle-infiltrating bladder cancer (MIBC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is controversial, because of both the morbidity of radical cystectomy (RC). Bladder preservation may be feasible after complete tumor response. Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 120 MIBC patients (stages ypT2-4aN0-3M0) treated between 2011 and 2017 with up to 6 cycles of neoadjuvant dose-dense Methotrexate, Vinblastin, Doxorubicin and Cisplatin (DD-MVAC). The primary outcome was relapse-free survival (RFS) depending on pathological findings on RC specimens, classified as either pathological complete response (pCR: ypT0N0/x), residual organ-confined disease (yOCD: ypTa/is/1/2N0/x), residual non-organ-confined disease (yNOCD: ypT≥3Nany or ypTanyN1-3). Secondary objectives included the rate of pCR in RC patients, the rate of ypT0 in the intention-to-treat population, and RFS in ypT0 patients according to locoregional management. Results: After a median number of 5 cycles of NAC, RC was performed in 75% of the patients, concurrent radiochemotherapy (CRC) in 11% and cystoscopic surveillance (CS) in 8%. In the intention-to-treat population, the ypT0 rate was 47%. Among 90 patients who underwent RC, 49% achieved pCR, 16% had yOCD and 34% yNOCD. Median follow-up in RC patients alive at last follow-up was 40 months. Three-year RFS was 86% in RC patients with pCR, 69% in patients with yOCD and 21% in patients with yNOCD (p < 0.0001). Outcomes were similar between ypT0 patients treated with either RC or CRC/CS (3-year RFS: 81% vs 100%, p = 0.20). Limitations to this study included its restrospective design and the lower number of patients treated with CRC/CS. Conclusions: Patients reaching ypT0 after dose-dense NAC show improved prognosis regardless of locoregional treatment. Patients with yOCD are frequently cured by RC, as opposed to patients with yNOCD. Prospective trials are needed to compare upfront cystectomy and bladder-sparing management in patients with both pCR or yNOCD.


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