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CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Genitourinary Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1434814
This article is part of the Research Topic Antibody-Drug Conjugate Use in GU Malignancies View all 5 articles
Case Report: Two Cases of Leptomeningeal Metastases in Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma Treated with Enfortumab Vedotin
Provisionally accepted- 1 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- 2 Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology Division, BC Cancer, Vancouver Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Background: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis is an exceptionally rare pattern of metastases in genitourinary cancer, described in less than 0.1% of cases. We report two cases of patients with metastatic urothelial cancer who initially responded to enfortumab vedotin (EV) before developing leptomeningeal metastases. Case Presentation: Case 1: A 55 year-old man was diagnosed with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. He was initially treated with cisplatin/gemcitabine chemotherapy, followed by second-line pembrolizumab, with progression on both of these regimens. He was started on EV therapy and had a sustained partial response. After 12 cycles of treatment, he developed neurologic symptoms with imaging showing extensive leptomeningeal metastases. A lumbar puncture was performed with cytology positive for metastatic carcinoma. Case 2: A 63 year-old man was diagnosed with metastatic urothelial carcinoma. He received 6 cycles of platinum/gemcitabine chemotherapy followed by avelumab maintenance, after which he developed radiographic progression. He was started on EV therapy and developed a complete radiographic response. After 13 cycles of treatment, he developed neurologic symptoms and imaging revealed extensive leptomeningeal disease. Cytology confirmed metastatic urothelial carcinoma. Conclusion: This uncommon pattern of spread observed in two patients treated with EV in short succession represents a potentially significant and novel pattern of progression within this population.
Keywords: Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis, urothelial carcinoma, Enfortumab vedotin, case report, Metastatic urothelial carcinoma
Received: 31 May 2024; Accepted: 13 Nov 2024.
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* Correspondence:
Bernhard Eigl, Department of Medicine, Medical Oncology Division, BC Cancer, Vancouver Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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