Case Report: Significant Response to the Combination of Lenvatinib and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor in a Patient With Heavily Pretreated Metastatic Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Front Oncol. 2021 Jan 11:10:582185. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2020.582185. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Background: Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has poor prognosis without targetable mutations. The combination of lenvatinib and pembrolizumab has shown clinical activity in different types of solid tumors.

Case presentation: We report a case of one patient with metastatic TNBC who has been heavily pretreated. The patient had been treated with multiple lines (≥ 8 lines) of chemotherapy without durable clinical responses. Her tumor regressed significantly under the combination of lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitor, and remains stable for 10 months.

Conclusions: The combination of lenvatinib and immune checkpoint inhibitor may have significant clinical activity in selective patients with heavily pretreated metastatic TNBC.

Keywords: immune checkpoint inhibitors; lenvatinib; pembrolizumab; personalized treatment; triple negative breast cancer.

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  • Case Reports