Microsatellite Instability-high Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma with Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis Successfully Treated with Pembrolizumab.

Internal Medicine
Atsushi NaganumaAkira Ogawa

Abstract

A 60-year-old man presented with postoperative recurrence of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma with right portal vein tumor thrombosis (PVTT). After failure of standard chemotherapy, a liver biopsy showed that his microsatellite instability (MSI) status was high. Treatment with the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) pembrolizumab was commenced, which resulted in a partial response and resolution of the PVTT. There were no significant immune-related adverse events. According to recently published reports, the frequency of MSI-high biliary tract cancer (BTC) is about 0-2.1%, which is extremely rare. However, ICIs may be effective in patients with MSI-high BTC, such as the present patient.

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