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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2019

Complete response to pembrolizumab in a patient with metastatic colon cancer with microsatellite instability and a history of Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Chongkai Wang, Jaideep Sandhu, Marwan Fakih

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chongkai WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Jaideep SandhuDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Marwan FakihDepartment of Medical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
City Of Hope National Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Currently, clinical trials with programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors exclude patients with preexisting autoimmune disorders such as Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Therefore, the scientific literature has limited information about the efficacy and safety of PD-1 inhibitors in cancer patients with autoimmune disorders. Immune checkpoint inhibitors can exacerbate preexisting autoimmune disorders and can induce severe immune-related adverse events. Here, we report the case of a 73-year-old female patient with history of GBS and mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancer who achieved a durable complete response to pembrolizumab. The patient was maintained on intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) during her treatment without any neurological exacerbations. This case highlights the feasibility of PD-1 inhibitors in select patients with neurological autoimmune disorders and calls for more systematic evaluation of checkpoint inhibitors in patients with cancer and GBS, especially with the known link between this disorder and malignancy.

Indexed as

Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H)Pembrolizumab

Identifiers

PMID30788172
PMCPMC6351297
OpenAlexW2896039370

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