Durable and dramatic response to checkpoint inhibition combined with COX-2 inhibitor celecoxib in a patient with p16+ metastatic sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma: A case study

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Article

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sinonasal undifferentiated carcinoma (SNUC) is an exceedingly rare head and neck malignancy. No consensus exists on treatment for metastatic disease. CASE: A 56-year-old female was diagnosed with SNUC after endorsing sinus congestion, diplopia, and right orbital pain. Initially treated with surgery and radiation, she later developed significant metastatic disease. She demonstrated progression of her hepatic metastases under pembrolizumab therapy. However, the addition of ipilimumab and a COX-2 inhibitor resulted in significant improvement in her lesions as well as an ongoing durable response. Her regimen was complicated by immune-related adverse events successfully treated with steroids. CONCLUSION: Dual checkpoint inhibition deserves consideration when treating metastatic SNUC, especially after single agent therapy has failed. The positive effect of this treatment may be augmented by IDO1 inhibition.

Publication Date

10-22-2023

Publication Title

Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)

E-ISSN

2573-8348

First Page

e1915

PubMed ID

37867289

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1002/cnr2.1915

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