First-line immune checkpoint therapy in metastatic squamous cell lung cancer harboring both EGFR mutation and high expression of PD-L1: A case report.
Kosuke HamaiHiroki TanahashiSayaka UenoHanae KonishiMirai MatsumuraAkio NomuraKanako NakamotoShoko IsoyamaTakuya TanimotoHiroyasu ShodaNobuhisa IshikawaPublished in: Thoracic cancer (2020)
A 90-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with a history of a dry cough. Chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed a tumor shadow, and CT-guided lung biopsy revealed squamous cell carcinoma harboring an EGFR mutation. In addition, programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) was highly expressed with a tumor proportion score (TPS) of >75%. Pembrolizumab therapy in the first-line setting was not effective, and the patient died at six months from the first visit. Squamous cell lung cancers (SCLCs) with both EGFR mutation and high expression of PD-L1 are very rare.
Keyphrases
- squamous cell
- computed tomography
- small cell lung cancer
- dual energy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- poor prognosis
- image quality
- tyrosine kinase
- positron emission tomography
- contrast enhanced
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- magnetic resonance imaging
- healthcare
- binding protein
- case report
- magnetic resonance
- lymph node metastasis
- long non coding rna
- emergency department
- single cell
- ultrasound guided
- stem cells
- mesenchymal stem cells
- replacement therapy
- smoking cessation