
Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)
Published: March 14, 2025
Gender- and sex-based disparities in response to immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) has been reported a variety of tumor types. Women have different anatomy with recurrent urinary tract infections, sex hormonal profile, intrinsic differences local systemic immune systems urobiome composition. Existing literature data pan-cancer context reveal contradictory results, real-world evidence urothelial carcinoma (UC) is lacking. This was real-world, multicenter, international, observational study determine the effects on clinical outcomes metastatic (mUC) patients progressing or recurring after platinum-based therapy treated pembrolizumab as part routine care. A total 1039 patients, from January 1st, 2016 December 31st, 2023 68 cancer centers were included. Our showed that women had shorter OS than men, 13% advantage 5-year rate for male patients. deeper understanding these results may inform sex-stratification future prospective trials help develop strategies reduce magnitude observed outcomes.
Language: Английский