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Immune checkpoint blockade therapy has shown limited efficacy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Sialic acid binding immunoglobulin-like lectin (Siglec)-15 has been identified as a novel immune evasion biomarker, while the ro…
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The majority of patients treated with immunotherapy as a standalone therapy experience little to no benefits. Tubulin tyrosine ligase 12 (TTLL12), as a member of the tubulin tyrosine ligase protein family, is associated with the prognosis o…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed the oncology treatment landscape. Despite substantial improvements for some patients, the majority do not benefit from ICIs, indicating a need for predictive biomarkers to better inform t…
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The somatic mutation theory predicts that cancer risk should scale proportionally with lifetime cell divisions; yet large-bodied and long-lived species exhibit lower-than-expected cancer incidence—a long-standing contradiction termed …
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed treatment and have provided significant clinical benefits and durable responses for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, only a small percentage of patients…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown substantial benefit for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, resistance to ICIs remains a major clinical challenge. Here, we perform a comprehensive bioinformatic…
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ADVISE (ADaptiVe biomarker trial that InformS Evolution of therapy) (NCT03335540) was a biomarker-adapted feasibility clinical trial of immunohistochemistry (IHC) to inform combination immuno-oncology (I-O) treatment.
Methods
To inform I-O…
Immune-related adverse events (irAEs) can cause severe morbidity and mortality, and they impair treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI). Risk factors for irAEs are not well understood.
We observed cases of patients having tumor deposits in t…
Understanding regional distribution of HLA frequencies is crucial for optimizing enrollment in HLA-restricted clinical trials and to promote trial diversity per the Food and Drug Administration’s 2020 mandate. Using US HLA frequency data and cen…
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The efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is limited by heterogeneity in individual responses to therapy. The heterogeneous phenotypes and crucial roles of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in…
