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MSI-H: a truly agnostic biomarker?

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology volume 17, page 68 (2020)Cite this article

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The FDA accelerated approvals of pembrolizumab for patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H)/deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) metastatic or unresectable solid tumours, and of nivolumab (with or without ipilimumab), for patients with MSI-H/dMMR metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) provide potentially curative options for such patients. Now, data from KEYNOTE-164 and KEYNOTE-158 provide further evidence on the efficacy of pembrolizumb in this setting.

At a median follow-up duration of 31.3 months (group A) and 24.2 months (group B), both groups had an ORR of 33%. Median overall survival (OS) durations were 31.4 months in group A and not reached in group B (2-year OS 63%), with similar risks of grade 3–4 treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs, 16% and 13%, respectively).

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Sidaway, P. MSI-H: a truly agnostic biomarker?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 17, 68 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41571-019-0310-5

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