Prognostic Value of the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index in Advanced Endometrial Cancer Treated with Pembrolizumab–Lenvatinib: A Retrospective Real-World Study
Background: The prognostic role of the Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in patients with endometrial cancer (EC) treated with pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib (Len-Pem) is unknown. In this study, the association between baseline SII and progression-free survival (PFS) was evaluated. Methods: This is a monocentric, observational, retrospective/ambispective study including patients with advanced, recurrent, or metastatic mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) EC treated with Len-Pem. Results: Fifty-three patients were enrolled, with a median age of 64 years. Median PFS in the overall population was 7.1 months; median OS was 15 months. Patients with baseline SII ≤ 540 had significantly longer PFS (12.5 months) compared to those with SII > 540 (5.5 months; HR 2.94, p = 0.004). Higher SII was also significantly associated with increased risk of specific toxicities, including nausea, anorexia, and vomiting. The Overall Response Rate (ORR) was 42%, and Disease Control Rate (DCR) was 71%. Conclusion: Our real-world study supports the hypothesis-generation of a prognostic role for SII in predicting outcomes and toxicity in EC patients treated with Len-Pem. SII may serve as a cost-effective, accessible biomarker to stratify patients and hypothetically guide clinical decision-making. Further prospective studies are warranted to validate its clinical utility and to optimize dosing strategies that balance efficacy and tolerability.
Authors
- Francesco Fanfani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1991-7284)
- Giorgia Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1233-9850)
- Eleonora Palluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9465-4624)
- Christian Marth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-9981)
- Carolina Bottoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2084-8263)
- Carolina Maria Sassu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1702-5859)
- Valentina WEGER
- Amedeo Cefaliello
- Laura Vertechy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1155-3888)
- Cláudia Marchetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7098-8956)
- Anna Fagotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5579-335X)
- Giacomo Corrado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8319-6146)
- Mariagrazia Distefano
- Olga Martelli
- Serena Maria Boccia
- Luca Romano
- Diana Giannarelli
Institutions
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT)
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic (IT)
- Ospedale Santa Maria (IT)
- Misericordia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Current Oncology
- Published
- 2026-07-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol33080441
- Primary Topic
- Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00