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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2026

Case Report: PRaG 3.0 therapy for advanced cervical cancer with severe comorbidities.

Xinyi Gu, Meiling Xu, Jiangwen Dai, Xia Li, Junjun Zhang, Pengfei Xing, Liyuan Zhang, Yuehong Kong

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xinyi Gu *Department of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Meiling Xu *PD-1 inhibitor, Radiotherapy, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (PRaG) Center, Center for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jiangwen DaiDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xia LiDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital (The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Junjun ZhangPD-1 inhibitor, Radiotherapy, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (PRaG) Center, Center for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Pengfei XingPD-1 inhibitor, Radiotherapy, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (PRaG) Center, Center for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Liyuan ZhangPD-1 inhibitor, Radiotherapy, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (PRaG) Center, Center for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Yuehong KongPD-1 inhibitor, Radiotherapy, and Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (PRaG) Center, Center for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.

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Abstract

Patients with advanced cervical cancer complicated by renal dysfunction and severe anemia are frequently ineligible for standard platinum-based chemotherapy, creating an urgent need for effective non-platinum salvage strategies. We report a patient with FIGO stage IVB poorly differentiated cervical squamous cell carcinoma with HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) 2+ expression, acute kidney injury caused by malignant ureteral obstruction (serum creatinine, 793 μmol/L), and severe anemia (hemoglobin, 47 g/L) at presentation. After bilateral nephrostomy, the patient received PRaG 3.0, a five-component regimen comprising stereotactic body radiotherapy, adebrelimab (anti-PD-L1), disitamab vedotin (HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate), granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin-2. After two cycles, both the cervical primary lesion and pulmonary metastases showed marked regression, and the best overall response was partial response. Treatment was generally manageable; the only grade 3 treatment-related adverse event was an interleukin-2-associated generalized rash, which resolved after drug discontinuation and supportive care. At the last follow-up, progression-free survival exceeded 8 months, and both nephrostomy tubes had been removed. This case suggests that PRaG 3.0 may provide clinically meaningful disease control in selected patients with advanced cervical cancer and severe comorbidities who cannot tolerate platinum-based chemotherapy. Given the single-patient nature of this report, prospective validation is required.

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case reportcervical cancerdisitamab vedotinPD-L1 inhibitorPRaG 3.0renal dysfunctionsevere anemiastereotactic body radiotherapy

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