Durable Response to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in a Patient with Urothelial
Cancer and ERBB2 Mutation: A Case Report
Abstract
Abstract: - Background: HER2 receptor expression is associated with poor
prognosis across a wide variety of cancers including breast cancer,
biliary tract cancer, and urothelial cancers amongst others. Despite
this, HER2 targeted therapy such as trastuzumab has proven to improve
clinical outcomes amongst patients. Furthermore, trastuzumab combination
drugs have demonstrated even better outcomes amongst patients with
various HER2 positive malignancies. - Case: A 61 year-old man with a
diagnosis of stage IV cancer was initially started on atezolizumab but
experienced disease progression 2 years later as evidenced by a CT
chest/abdomen/pelvis with contrast. The patient was then treated with
pembrolizumab with an excellent response until four years later where
the patient’s urothelial cancer progressed further. The patient was then
started on gemcitabine/carboplatin and transitioned to trastuzumab
emtansine plus atezolizumab until a CT chest/abdomen/pelvis showed
disease progression one year later. The patient was then transitioned to
enfortumab vedotin for one cycle before starting trastuzumab deruxtecan
for four cycles with a CT chest/abdomen/pelvis performed on 12/21/2022
after the fourth trastuzumab deruxtecan cycle showing a partial
response. - Conclusion: Trastuzumab deruxtecan is approved in the USA to
treat unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer in adults
who have received two or more prior anti-HER2-based regimens in the
metastatic setting. While there are promising trials underway that
describe clinical utility of trastuzumab deruxtecan in various different
HER2 positive malignancies, more evidence is needed. In our patient’s
case, trastuzumab deruxtecan led to a durable response with
stabilization of his stage IV urothelial cancer despite progression on a
variety of different first line chemotherapy agents typically used in
metastatic urothelial cancer. - Keywords: urothelial cancer, HER2
positive, ERBB2 positive, trastuzumab deruxtecan, durable anticancer