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ArticleIJU case reports2025

An Excellent Clinical and Radiological Response Pattern to Pembrolizumab in a Patient With Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma and Lynch Syndrome.

Yuki Shimozawa, Yosuke Yasuda, Emiko Sugawara, Ryosuke Oki, Kosuke Takemura, Tetsuya Urasaki, Ryo Fujiwara, Noboru Numao, Junji Yonese, Takeshi Yuasa

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Yuki ShimozawaDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5274-238X
Yosuke YasudaDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Emiko SugawaraDepartment of Pathology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Ryosuke OkiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Kosuke TakemuraDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Tetsuya UrasakiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Ryo FujiwaraDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-1430
Noboru NumaoDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Junji YoneseDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.
Takeshi YuasaDepartment of Genitourinary Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8924-6730

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Introduction: The prognosis of unresectable metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma is very poor. We report a case of Lynch syndrome accompanying metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma treated with pembrolizumab. Case Presentation: A 73-year-old woman was diagnosed with left adrenocortical carcinoma and multiple lung, liver, and lymph node metastases. First-line mitotane therapy failed due to toxicity and progressive disease. Immunohistochemical analysis of mismatch repair proteins revealed an MSH6 deficiency. Pembrolizumab monotherapy was started for microsatellite instability-high/mismatch repair-deficient malignant disease. After the first administration, we experienced temporal clinical findings considered to reflect the collapse of tumors. She gained remarkable reductions in all lesions after four cycles. Genetic analysis disclosed the germline pathogenic variant of Conclusion: We report a patient with metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma in Lynch syndrome who demonstrated an excellent response to pembrolizumab. Genetic analyses can play a beneficial role in cases of adrenocortical carcinoma.

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immune checkpoint inhibitorLynch syndromemetastatic adrenocortical carcinomamismatch repair genespembrolizumab

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