Efficacy and safety of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in the treatment of endometrial cancer: data from routine clinical practice in Russia
- Authors: Rumyantsev A.A.1, Protasova A.E.2,3,4,5, Sheremet M.Y.5, Goryainova A.Y.6,7, Volkonskiy M.V.8, Kedrova A.G.9,10, Kuzmicheva S.V.11, Aymamedova O.N.12, Musaeva K.S.13, Soroka S.M.14, Romanchuk O.V.15, Orlova V.N.16, Graft N.G.17, Ibragimova M.R.16, Merzlikina Y.I.17, Stepura L.V.18, Tatulova L.B.19, Abasova A.A.15, Akopyan A.A.8, Arsenyeva E.V.16, Vasilyeva Y.V.8, Belonogov A.V.20, Krivolapova L.V.21, Bobryshev A.A.15, Vovk D.Y.22, Luev I.A.23, Abidova N.R.8, Zhikhorev R.S.8, Zhelezkova T.A.8, Grigoryan T.T.24, Makarkina T.A.8, Ekimov V.A.25, Zhizhina A.V.15, Karabina E.V.26, Kuchevskaya O.A.16, Filippova V.M.8, Linchenko T.A.27, Lisaeva A.A.16, Fedorova A.N.16, Maystrenko K.S.16, Markizova E.V.15, Kogay E.V.1, Krasnorutskaya E.P.8, Popova M.E.17, Pchelin Y.Y.16, Ryanzhina R.A.28, Sidorov D.B.11, Shakhnovich E.B.25, Alekseev S.M.14, Zinkevich M.V.14, Belogortsev I.O.14, Chubenko V.A.28, Moiseenko V.M.28, Abduloeva N.K.28, Lebedinets A.A.14, Strakh L.V.5, Semenov L.K.14, Bolieva M.B.29, Aydaeva F.Z.13
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Affiliations:
- N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Saint Petersburg State University
- I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- V.A. Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health of Russia
- AVA-PETER LLC
- Clinical Oncology Dispensary No. 1, Ministry of Health of Krasnodar Region
- Kuban State Medical University
- Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
- Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of the Russian Federation
- Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of the Russian Federation
- Moscow Regional Oncology Dispensary
- Lyubertsy Oncology Dispensary
- Republican Oncology Dispensary, Ministry of Health of Chechen Republic
- Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
- Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
- City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
- A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Research Center, Moscow Healthcare Department
- Oncology Dispensary of Shakhty
- Mozhaisk Central District Hospital
- National Medical Research Center, Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Health of Russia
- B.V. Petrovskiy Russian Research Center of Surgery
- Domodedovo Hospital
- Dr. Laskov’s Clinic
- S.P. Botkin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow Healthcare Department
- City Hospital No. 1
- Tula Regional Oncology Dispensary
- Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
- N.P. Napalkov Saint Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care (Oncology)
- Republican Oncology Dispensary, Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania
- Issue: Vol 19, No 4 (2023)
- Pages: 104-113
- Section: GYNECOLOGY. ORIGINAL REPORTS
- Published: 20.12.2023
- URL: https://ojrs.abvpress.ru/ojrs/article/view/1169
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2023-19-4-104-113
- ID: 1169
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Abstract
Aim. To assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab for the treatment of mismatch repair-proficient endometrial cancer (EC) in routine clinical practice in Russia.
Materials and methods. This multicenter, retrospective, cohort study included patients with recurrent and metastatic EC from 37 cancer centers in Russia treated between May 2020 and April 2023. Patients with histologically verified EC without microsatellite instability who received ≥1 course of pembrolizumab/lenvatinib therapy were included in the study. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival; the clinical characteristics of the patients were additionally analyzed, the objective response rate and the toxicity profile of therapy were assessed.
Results. The study included 100 patients. Median age was 65 (30–83) years. The most common histologic tumor subtype was endometrioid adenocarcinoma (68 %); serous adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in 22 % of cases, other types of tumor – 10 % of cases. All patients had pMMR/microsatellite-stable tumors. The median progression-free survival was 7.75 months (95 % confidence interval 0.7–33.8), and a partial response to therapy was observed in 24 % of patients. Almost half of the patients (44 %) required dose reduction due to adverse events. The most common adverse events included fatigue (n = 26; 26 %), hypertension (n = 20; 20 %), and hypothyroidism (n = 14; 14 %).
Conclusion. This study confirms the clinical efficacy of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent and metastatic EC without mismatch repair system deficiency (pMMR-tumors) in routine clinical practice.
About the authors
A. A. Rumyantsev
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia
Author for correspondence.
Email: alexeymma@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4443-9974
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Rumyantsev
24 Kashirskoe Shosse, Moscow 115522
Russian FederationA. E. Protasova
Saint Petersburg State University;I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia;
V.A. Almazov National Medical Research Centre, Ministry of Health of Russia;
AVA-PETER LLC
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7930-8048
7–9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya, Saint Petersburg 199034;
41 Kirochnaya St., Saint Petersburg 191015;
2 Akkuratova St., Saint Petersburg 197341;
Bld. 2, 4 Ilyushina St., Saint Petersburg 196634
Russian FederationM. Yu. Sheremet
AVA-PETER LLC
ORCID iD: 0009-0008-4392-0700
Bld. 2, 4 Ilyushina St., Saint Petersburg 196634
Russian FederationA. Yu. Goryainova
Clinical Oncology Dispensary No. 1, Ministry of Health of Krasnodar Region;Kuban State Medical University
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7127-7945
146 Dimitrova St., Krasnodar 350040;
4 Mitrofana Sedina St., Krasnodar 350063
Russian FederationM. V. Volkonskiy
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4060-5015
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationA. G. Kedrova
Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of the RussianFederation;
Academy of Postgraduate Education, Federal Research and Clinical Center for Specialized Medical Care and Medical Technologies, Federal Biomedical Agency of the Russian Federation
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1031-9376
28 Orekhovyy Bulvar, Moscow 115682;
91 Volokolamskoe Shosse, Moscow 125371
Russian FederationS. V. Kuzmicheva
Moscow Regional Oncology Dispensary
6 Karbysheva St., Balashikha 143900
Russian FederationO. N. Aymamedova
Lyubertsy Oncology Dispensary
338 Oktyabrskiy Prospect, Lyubertsy 140006
Russian FederationKh. S. Musaeva
Republican Oncology Dispensary, Ministry of Health of Chechen Republic
81 Leonova St., Grozny 364029
Russian FederationS. M. Soroka
Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-4758-0757
37–39 Liteynyy Prospect, Saint Petersburg 191104
Russian FederationO. V. Romanchuk
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
8 Sosenskiy Stan, Kommunarka, Moscow 108814
Russian FederationV. N. Orlova
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationN. G. Graft
A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Research Center, Moscow Healthcare Department
86 Shosse Enthuziastov, Moscow 111123
Russian FederationM. R. Ibragimova
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationYu. I. Merzlikina
A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Research Center, Moscow Healthcare Department
86 Shosse Enthuziastov, Moscow 111123
Russian FederationL. V. Stepura
Oncology Dispensary of Shakhty
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153 Shevchenko St., Shakhty 346500
Russian FederationL. B. Tatulova
Mozhaisk Central District Hospital
1 Ambulatornaya St., Mozhaisk 143200
Russian FederationA. A. Abasova
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
8 Sosenskiy Stan, Kommunarka, Moscow 108814
Russian FederationA. A. Akopyan
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
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6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationE. V. Arsenyeva
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationYu. V. Vasilyeva
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6394-1578
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationA. V. Belonogov
National Medical Research Center, Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, Ministry of Health of Russia
3 Ivankovskoe Shosse, Moscow 125367
Russian FederationL. V. Krivolapova
B.V. Petrovskiy Russian Research Center of Surgery
2 Abrikosovskiy Pereulok, GSP-1, Moscow 119435
Russian FederationA. A. Bobryshev
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
8 Sosenskiy Stan, Kommunarka, Moscow 108814
Russian FederationD. Yu. Vovk
Domodedovo Hospital
9 Pirogova St., Domodedovo 142005
Russian FederationI. A. Luev
Dr. Laskov’s Clinic
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7694-0862
Bld. 1, 2 Molodogvardeyskaya St., Moscow 121467
Russian FederationN. R. Abidova
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
ORCID iD: 0009-0006-8989-0004
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationR. S. Zhikhorev
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
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6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationT. A. Zhelezkova
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
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6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationT. T. Grigoryan
S.P. Botkin City Clinical Hospital, Moscow Healthcare Department
Bld. 28, 5 2-oy Botkinskiy Proezd, Moscow 125284
Russian FederationT. A. Makarkina
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1000-4262
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationV. A. Ekimov
City Hospital No. 1
24 Tsiolkovskogo St., Korolev 141070
Russian FederationA. V. Zhizhina
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
8 Sosenskiy Stan, Kommunarka, Moscow 108814
Russian FederationE. V. Karabina
Tula Regional Oncology Dispensary
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6062-5318
1B Yablochkova St., Tula 300053
Russian FederationO. A. Kuchevskaya
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationV. M. Filippova
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1990-175X
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationT. A. Linchenko
Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
90 12-go Sentyabrya St., Ulyanovsk 432017
Russian FederationA. A. Lisaeva
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationA. N. Fedorova
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationK. S. Maystrenko
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationE. V. Markizova
Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center “Kommunarka”, Moscow Healthcare Department
8 Sosenskiy Stan, Kommunarka, Moscow 108814
Russian FederationE. V. Kogay
N.N. Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology, Ministry of Health of Russia
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24 Kashirskoe Shosse, Moscow 115522
Russian FederationE. P. Krasnorutskaya
Moscow City Oncology Hospital No. 62, Moscow Healthcare Department
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130
Russian FederationM. E. Popova
A.S. Loginov Moscow Clinical Research Center, Moscow Healthcare Department
86 Shosse Enthuziastov, Moscow 111123
Russian FederationYu. Yu. Pchelin
City Clinical Oncology Hospital No. 1, Moscow Healthcare Department
18A Zagorodnoe Shosse, Moscow 117152
Russian FederationR. A. Ryanzhina
N.P. Napalkov Saint Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care (Oncology)
ORCID iD: 0009-0002-9370-3866
68A Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy Settlement, Saint Petersburg 197758
Russian FederationD. B. Sidorov
Moscow Regional Oncology Dispensary
6 Karbysheva St., Balashikha 143900
Russian FederationE. B. Shakhnovich
City Hospital No. 1
24 Tsiolkovskogo St., Korolev 141070
Russian FederationS. M. Alekseev
Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
37–39 Liteynyy Prospect, Saint Petersburg 191104
Russian FederationM. V. Zinkevich
Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
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37–39 Liteynyy Prospect, Saint Petersburg 191104
Russian FederationI. O. Belogortsev
Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
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37–39 Liteynyy Prospect, Saint Petersburg 191104
Russian FederationV. A. Chubenko
N.P. Napalkov Saint Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care (Oncology)
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68A Leningradskaya St., Pesochnyy Settlement, Saint Petersburg 197758
Russian FederationV. M. Moiseenko
N.P. Napalkov Saint Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care (Oncology)
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Russian FederationN. Kh. Abduloeva
N.P. Napalkov Saint Petersburg Clinical Research and Practical Center for Specialized Medical Care (Oncology)
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Russian FederationA. A. Lebedinets
Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
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AVA-PETER LLC
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Leningrad Regional Clinical Oncology Dispensary
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Republican Oncology Dispensary, Ministry of Health of the Republic of North Ossetia – Alania
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Russian FederationF. Z. Aydaeva
Republican Oncology Dispensary, Ministry of Health of Chechen Republic
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