Toripalimab Plus Celecoxib for dMMR/MSI-H Locally Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Patients with dMMR/MSI-H locally advanced colorectal cancer have shown high sensitivity to neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitor. Several phase II studies have demonstrated high rates of clinical complete response (cCR) and pathological complete response (pCR), supporting the feasibility and safety of immunotherapy in localized dMMR/MSI-H colorectal cancer. Radical surgery for locally advanced colorectal cancer is associated with substantial perioperative morbidity and long-term functional consequences. In particular, total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer may result in bowel, urinary, and sexual dysfunction, and some patients may require temporary or permanent stoma formation. Therefore, organ preservation and non-operative management have become important treatment goals for selected patients with colorectal cancer who achieve complete clinical response after neoadjuvant therapy. Previous studies have demonstrated the feasibility and safety of non-operative management after immune checkpoint inhibitor in patients with dMMR/MSI-H rectal cancer, while emerging evidence suggests that this strategy may also be feasible in selected patients with colon cancer following immunotherapy.