Early Gastrointestinal Progression to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer: A Report of Two Cases

Intestinal and pancreatic metastases are rare and often challenging to recognize and manage. Lung cancer patients with enteric involvement usually display poor outcomes. Hyperprogression to immunotherapy represents a concern, even though there is currently no agreement on its exact definition. Gastr...

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Main Authors: Federica Martorana, Katia Lanzafame, Giuliana Pavone, Lucia Motta, Gianmarco Motta, Nicola Inzerilli, Rosaria Carciotto, Giada Maria Vecchio, Antonino Maria Zanghì, Héctor Josè Soto Parra, Gaetano Magro, Paolo Vigneri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6692538
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Summary:Intestinal and pancreatic metastases are rare and often challenging to recognize and manage. Lung cancer patients with enteric involvement usually display poor outcomes. Hyperprogression to immunotherapy represents a concern, even though there is currently no agreement on its exact definition. Gastrointestinal hyperprogression to immune checkpoint inhibitors has not been described so far. In these cases, distinguishing disease-related symptoms from immune-related adverse events may represent a diagnostic conundrum. Here, we report two cases of non-small-cell lung cancer experiencing a rapid pancreatic and colic progression to immunotherapy, respectively. While further investigations to identify biomarkers associated with hyperprogression are warranted, clinicians should be aware of the potential unusual clinical presentations of this phenomenon.
ISSN:2090-6714