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How would you sequence PARPi vs pembrolizumab for a patient who has progressed on ARPI to mCRPC that has somatic PALB2 mutation and MSI-H?

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Medical Oncology · Duke University School of Medicine

MSI-high disease in men with mCRPC is uncommon, accounting for 3-5% of patients overall, and typically results in high TMB. MSI-high disease is usually a result of either germline MMRD (Lynch Syndrome, about 20% of MSI-high cases) or somatic MMRD (typically MSH2 or 6, MLH1, less commonly PMS2). The ...

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Medical Oncology · Medical College of Wisconsin

I completely agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last and would favor pembrolizumab over PARPi. We and others are working on developing/refining the functional signature of HR deficiency which would be extremely important in scenarios like the above.

Bhatlapenumarthi et al., Journal of Clinical Oncology 202...

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