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2023 ESMO PR Colorectal Clinical Case Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy IM
2023 ESMO PR Colorectal Clinical Case Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy IM
2023 ESMO PR Colorectal Clinical Case Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy IM
None to declare.
Background:
36-year-old lady
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) - no hospital admissions in last 5 years.
Very fit and active, working as a sports teacher.
Presented in March 2019.
Family History:
Mother diagnosed with endometrial cancer (aged 42)
Maternal uncle diagnosed with colon cancer (aged 55) + Lynch Syndrome (MSH2 mutation).
Diagnostic laparoscopy and defunctioning ileostomy. Large immobile mass adherent to inferior
edge of the liver.
Histology:
Fragments of large bowel infiltrated by moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma.
MMR Immunohistochemistry:
– Negative for MSH2
– Positive for MLH1 dMMR and
– Negative for MSH6 suggestive of
– Positive for PMS2 Lynch Syndrome
3. Excellent response to neoadjuvant ipi / nivo in dMMR (initial results from NICHE trial)
– ESMO Oct 2018
– 7 dMMR tumours
– 100% had major pathological response (< 10% viable tumour remaining), 57% had complete response
6/06/19:
Cycle 1 Day 15 Nivolumab
Omitted due to grade 3 fatigue and acute albumin drop (22 14)
05/07/19:
22/03/19: Cycle 2 Day 1 Ipilimumab / Nivolumab
Emergency
defunctioning ileostomy 19/07/19:
Cycle 2 Day 15 Nivolumab
13/08/19:
Response CT and MRI: Reduction in size of
tumour (measuring 66 x 68 mm, previously 76 x
92 mm). PET shows no other sites of disease.
25/06/19:
Response CT - stable with
no evidence of metastatic disease.
ESMO PRECEPTORSHIP PROGRAMME
Surgery and Histology
Histology:
Infiltrating into adhered liver tissue
No lymphovascular or perineural invasion
ALL NODES NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY (0/80)
Tumour regression grade: PARTIAL RESPONSE (> 50% viable tumour remaining)
TNM 8 Stage: ypT4b N0 V0 L0 Pn0 R0
Patient follow-up:
Recovered well from surgery (Sep 2019) with no immediate or delayed complications.
Reversal of end ileostomy (Jun 2021)
Last CT / MRI staging shows no evidence of recurrence (Mar 2023)