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ArticleGynecologic oncology reports2025

Exploratory evaluation of immunotherapy response and medication use in endometrial and cervical carcinoma.

Julia Chalif, Molly Morton, Eric McLaughlin, Anna Gonzalez, Jessica Fulton, Jessica Sciuva, Ioana Marcu, Kristin L Bixel, David E Cohn, Casey M Cosgrove and 6 more

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Article in Gynecologic oncology reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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16 authors.

Julia ChalifDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Molly MortonDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Eric McLaughlinThe Ohio State University School of Biomedical Science, Columbus, OH, USA.
Anna GonzalezDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jessica FultonDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Jessica SciuvaThe Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
Ioana MarcuThe Ohio State University, Division of Urogynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA.
Kristin L BixelDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
David E CohnDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Casey M CosgroveDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Larry J CopelandDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Christa I NagelDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Floor BackesDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
David M O'MalleyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.
Daniel J SpakowiczDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Laura M ChambersDivision of Gynecologic Oncology; The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute, Columbus, OH, USA.

Funding

Translational Training Grant in Experimental TherapeuticsK12CA133250 · NCI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAM E. CARSON, Rosa Lapalombella · 2008 to 2026
$15.0M
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA133250
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Methods: An IRB-approved single-institution retrospective cohort study was performed in patients with endometrial cancer (EC) and cervical cancer (CC) who were treated with ICIs from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2023. Concomitant medications used during the ICI course were recorded. The associations between medication use and ICI response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) was assessed. Results: 217 CC and EC patients were treated with ICIs during this study period; 32 % (n = 71) had CC, and 67 % (n = 146) had EC. There was a significant difference in ICI complete response between CC patients who did and did not use oral steroids during treatment. Of CC patients who achieved a complete response, 28 % (n = 7) used steroids vs. 13.6 % (n = 6) of non-steroid users (Fisher's exact p = 0.045). In patients with EC, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use was associated with ICI response, with 43.8 % (n = 21) of PPI users achieving a complete response vs. 16.3 % (n = 15) of non-PPI users (chi-squared p = 0.002). PPI use in the EC cohort was associated with improved progression-free survival and overall survival (log-rank p < 0.05). This was also demonstrated among mismatch repair-deficient EC patients where PPI use during ICI therapy significantly associated with both PFS (HR 0.26, 95 % CI 0.12-0.55; p < 0.001) and OS (HR 0.22, 95 % CI 0.08-0.59; p < 0.001).Conclusion(s)In this retrospective cohort study of EC and CC patients treated with ICI therapy, medication use, specifically PPIs and oral steroids, was seen to have a significant positive effect on ICI response, PFS, and OS.

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Cervical CancerEndometrial CancerImmunotherapyMedicationsMicrobiomeProtein Pump InhibitorsSteroids

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PMID40896728
PMCPMC12399256

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