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Durable disease control following multidisciplinary treatment including pembrolizumab in POLE-mutated dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma with brain metastases: A case report.
Medicine - 18 Sept 2026
Ito Takumi, Yoshida Jumpei, Iwakoshi Akari, Sugiyama Keiji, Nishimura Rieko, Inaba Tomoko, Sanada Masashi, Kitagawa Chiyoe
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Dedifferentiated endometrial carcinoma (DEC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of endometrial cancer comprising undifferentiated carcinoma and a low-grade endometrioid component. Although POLE-mutated tumors usually show favorable outcomes owing to their ultramutated and immunogenic nature, the clinical relevance of POLE mutations in DEC remains unclear. In particular, the therapeutic effects of immune...
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- Humans
- Female
- Middle Aged
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Endometrial Neoplasms
- Brain Neoplasms
