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Utility of pembrolizumab for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer with MMR deficiency.

Brian F DinermanAndrew SkomraIryna DovirakJohn Rutkowski
Published in: Urology case reports (2024)
Molecular tumor profiling has become an important diagnostic for prostate cancer, allowing for personalized treatment regimens based on somatic and germline genetic information. We report a 67-year-old patient with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer which was intermittently responsive to androgen-deprivation therapy, docetaxel, abiraterone, radium-223, Sipuleucel-T, and radiotherapy who ultimately demonstrated a remarkable and durable response to pembrolizumab. Our case report underlines the significance of early tumor molecular profiling in aggressive or atypical prostate cancer patients and exhibits the potential for a remarkable clinical response with immunotherapy in candidates with the appropriate tumor profiles.
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