Trastuzumab deruxtecan in recurrent uterine serous carcinoma resistant to trastuzmab based-chemotherapy

Background: Treatment of uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is challenging; effective treatment options for metastatic and recurrent disease are needed. Case: A 68-year-old woman with recurrent, metastatic, USC overexpressing HER2/neu experienced durable response to the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) tra...

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Main Authors: Blair McNamara, Stefania Bellone, Cem Demirkiran, Tobias Max Philipp Hartwich, Alessandro D. Santin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-08-01
Series:Gynecologic Oncology Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578923000887
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Summary:Background: Treatment of uterine serous carcinoma (USC) is challenging; effective treatment options for metastatic and recurrent disease are needed. Case: A 68-year-old woman with recurrent, metastatic, USC overexpressing HER2/neu experienced durable response to the antibody drug conjugate (ADC) trastuzumab-deruxtecan (T-DXd), after failing multiple standard and experimental treatments targeting HER2/neu. She experienced a significant reduction in disease burden, disappearance of metastatic back bone pain as well as normalization of CA-125 quickly after starting treatment. Her disease continued to show response to treatment over 5 months and 7 cycles of T-DXd therapy. She did not experience any dose-limiting side effects and tolerated treatment with 5.4 mg/kg T-DXd without issue. Conclusion: T-DXd may present a new treatment option for chemotherapy-resistant uterine serous carcinoma.
ISSN:2352-5789