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Anti-programmed Death-1 Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer with Microsatellite Instability–High Tumors

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Among gynecologic malignancies, mismatch repair–deficient endometrial cancers show the greatest response to anti-programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) antibodies, such as pembrolizumab. Routine immunohistochemical (IHC) and molecular testing should be performed on all endometrial cancers at the time of diagnosis in order to identify endometrial cancers with mismatch repair deficiency that may show improved response to anti-PD-1 therapy in the progressive or metastatic setting. Institutional effort to enroll patients in clinical trials investigating the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in endometrial cancer should be prioritized.

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    Janelle Sobecki-Rausch MD, MA & Lisa Barroilhet MD

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Sobecki-Rausch, J., Barroilhet, L. Anti-programmed Death-1 Immunotherapy for Endometrial Cancer with Microsatellite Instability–High Tumors. Curr. Treat. Options in Oncol. 20, 83 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11864-019-0679-5

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