ESMO 2022 | Current status and future directions of treating MSI-high CRC

David Tougeron, MD, PhD, Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France, provides an overview of the current status and future directions of treating MSI-high colorectal cancer (CRC). MSI-high CRC is currently treated with pembrolizumab demonstrating significant efficacy, however, approximately 20% of patients experience primary resistance and approximately 30% experience secondary resistance. Dr Tougeron therefore emphasizes the identification and use of biomarkers to predict efficacy of pembrolizumab, such as liver metastasis which indicates patients will have a poorer response to pembrolizumab. Additionally, ongoing studies are investigating the predictive value of T-cell infiltration in the tumor. This interview took place at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2022 Congress in Paris, France.

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