Efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with endometrial cancer: data from an extended study of routine clinical practice in Russia
https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2024-20-4-111-118
Abstract
Aim. To assess the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab for the treatment of mismatch repair-proficient (pMMR) endometrial cancer (EC) in routine clinical practice in Russia.
Materials and methods. This multicenter, retrospective, cohort study included 114 patients with recurrent and metastatic EC from 37 cancer centers in Russia treated between December 2020 and November 2024. Patients with histologically verified EC without microsatellite instability were included. 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. Median patients’ age was 66.5 (33–83) years. The most common histologic tumor subtype was endometrioid adenocarcinoma (72.8 %); serous adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in 18.4 % of cases, other subtypes – in 8.8 %. The median progression-free survival was 8.15 months (95 % confidence interval 0.4–41.1). Objective response rate was 38.0 %. The median overall survival was not achieved with a median follow-up of 12.23 months. During treatment, dose reduction rate due to adverse events was 50 %. The most frequent adverse events were hypertension (n = 64; 56.1 %), fatigue (n = 45; 39.5 %), and diarrhea (n = 20; 17.5 %).
Conclusion. In the conducted study of routine clinical practice in Russian patients with recurrent and metastatic EC without mismatch repair system deficiency (pMMR/MSS), lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab showed good efficacy with a manageable safety profile.
About the Authors
A. A. RumyantsevRussian Federation
Aleksey Aleksandrovich Rumyantsev
23 Kashirskoe Shosse, Moscow 115478, Russia
A. E. Protasova
Russian Federation
7–9 Universitetskaya Naberezhnaya, Saint Petersburg 199034, Russia;
2 Akkuratova St., Saint Petersburg 197341, Russia;
Build. 2, 4 Ilyushina St., Saint Petersburg 196634, Russia
A. A. Grechkina
Russian Federation
59 Russkaya St., Vladivostok 690105, Russia
M. V. Volkonskiy
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
M. R. Mukhitova
Russian Federation
29 Sibirskiy Trakt St., Kazan 420029, Russia
O. N. Aymamedova
Russian Federation
338 Oktyabrskiy Prospect, Lyubertsy 140006, Russia
A. Yu. Goryainova
Russian Federation
146 Dimitrova St., Krasnodar 350040, Russia
A. A. Akopyan
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
A. A. Gofman
Russian Federation
10k Zmeinogorskiy Trakt St., Barnaul 656045, Russia
T. A. Zhelezkova
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
R. S. Zhikhorev
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
E. P. Krasnorutskaya
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
N. R. Abidova
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
T. A. Makarkina
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
V. G. Sisakyan
Russian Federation
2 Plakhotnogo St., Novosibirsk 630108, Russia
M. O. Skorina
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
V. M. Filippova
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
A. K. Chebodaev
Russian Federation
57A Chertygasheva St., Abakan 655017, Russia
N. M. Chernorubashkina
Russian Federation
32 Frunze St., Irkutsk 664035, Russia
S. P. Medvedev
Russian Federation
3 Ivankovskoe Shosse, Moscow 125367, Russia
D. N. Bubenko
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
A. S. Antipin
Russian Federation
42 Blyukhera St., Chelyabinsk 454087, Russia
Yu. V. Vasilyeva
Russian Federation
6 Staropetrovskiy Proezd, Moscow 125130, Russia
N. S. Goloschapova
Russian Federation
67 Prospekt Oktyabrya, Yaroslavl 150054, Russia
B. V. Gonchikov
Russian Federation
Competing Interests:
32 Frunze St., Irkutsk 664035, Russia
T. V. Davydova
Russian Federation
173 Tsukanova St., Abakan 655009, Russia
D. V. Khodareva
Russian Federation
16 1-ya Smolenskaya St., Krasnoyarsk 660133, Russia
M. P. Karpovich
Russian Federation
8 Sosenskiy Stan St., Kommunarka Settlement, Moscow 108814, Russia
T. V. Krashihina
Russian Federation
21/2 Panfilova St., Khimki 141407, Russia
I. Yu. Lots
Russian Federation
2 Plakhotnogo St., Novosibirsk 630108, Russia
E. M. Magomedova
Russian Federation
24 Gadzhieva St., Makhachkala 367008, Russia
A. O. Milyukova
Russian Federation
3 Gorkogo St., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693010, Russia
S. T. Nazranova
Russian Federation
23 Lermontova St., Nalchik 360051, Russia
N. E. Musaeva
Russian Federation
16 1-ya Smolenskaya St., Krasnoyarsk 660133, Russia
N. V. Prokudina
Russian Federation
74 Klinicheskaya St., Kaliningrad 236016, Russia
P. R. Rabadanova
Russian Federation
24 Gadzhieva St., Makhachkala 367008, Russia
N. D. Romanova
Russian Federation
3 Ivankovskoe Shosse, Moscow 125367, Russia
O. V. Romanchuk
Russian Federation
8 Sosenskiy Stan St., Kommunarka Settlement, Moscow 108814, Russia
P. A. Sakulin
Russian Federation
3 Ivankovskoe Shosse, Moscow 125367, Russia
R. A. Skotnikov
Russian Federation
16, Yablochkova St., Tula 300053, Russia
A. B. Sunyaykin
Russian Federation
3 Gorkogo St., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693010, Russia
A. I. Tabakova
Russian Federation
24 Cominterna St., Mytishchi 141009, Russia
E. A. Talalaeva
Russian Federation
16 Bratyev Bykovykh St., Ekaterinburg 620027, Russia
K. V. Titov
Russian Federation
6 Karbysheva St., Balashiha 143900, Russia
E. E. Tonenkova
Russian Federation
11/1 Delovaya St., Nizhny Novgorod 603093, Russia
Yu. A. Trushina
Russian Federation
8 Sosenskiy Stan St., Kommunarka Settlement, Moscow 108814, Russia
I. S. Usoltseva
Russian Federation
3 Gorkogo St., Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 693010, Russia
Kh. M. Khabrieva
Russian Federation
5 Chechenskaya St., Nazran 386101, Russia;
F. V. Tsarakhova
Russian Federation
2 Zortova St., Vladikavkaz 362002, Russia
E. B. Shakhnovich
Russian Federation
24 Tsiolkovskogo St., Korolev 141070, Russia
A. P. Shishkov
Russian Federation
16 Bratyev Bykovykh St., Ekaterinburg 620027, Russia
A. N. Letuchikh
Russian Federation
23 Kashirskoe Shosse, Moscow 115478, Russia
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Rumyantsev A.A., Protasova A.E., Grechkina A.A., Volkonskiy M.V., Mukhitova M.R., Aymamedova O.N., Goryainova A.Yu., Akopyan A.A., Gofman A.A., Zhelezkova T.A., Zhikhorev R.S., Krasnorutskaya E.P., Abidova N.R., Makarkina T.A., Sisakyan V.G., Skorina M.O., Filippova V.M., Chebodaev A.K., Chernorubashkina N.M., Medvedev S.P., Bubenko D.N., Antipin A.S., Vasilyeva Yu.V., Goloschapova N.S., Gonchikov B.V., Davydova T.V., Khodareva D.V., Karpovich M.P., Krashihina T.V., Lots I.Yu., Magomedova E.M., Milyukova A.O., Nazranova S.T., Musaeva N.E., Prokudina N.V., Rabadanova P.R., Romanova N.D., Romanchuk O.V., Sakulin P.A., Skotnikov R.A., Sunyaykin A.B., Tabakova A.I., Talalaeva E.A., Titov K.V., Tonenkova E.E., Trushina Yu.A., Usoltseva I.S., Khabrieva Kh.M., Tsarakhova F.V., Shakhnovich E.B., Shishkov A.P., Letuchikh A.N. Efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with endometrial cancer: data from an extended study of routine clinical practice in Russia. Tumors of female reproductive system. 2024;20(4):111-118. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2024-20-4-111-118