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The presence of tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) in solid tumors, including Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), is associated with a better prognosis and a better response to immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI). The detailed me…
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Immune-related myotoxicity (irM), including irMyocarditis and irMyositis, is a severe complication of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Markers to identify patients at risk are missing. In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, we …
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Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a promising intermediate end point for oncology drug development, potentially accelerating regulatory approvals by providing early insights into treatment response. However, challenges remain in standardizin…
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Methods to identify and characterize antigen-reactive T cell receptors (TCRs) represent important tools to understand and exploit T cell responses in patients with cancer and beyond. Current methods are hampered by the rarity of individual …
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The acquisition of somatic mutations associated with the expansion of certain hematopoietic stem cells is known as clonal hematopoiesis (CH). Despite evidence of CH association with age-related pro-inflammatory diseases, little is known abo…
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The heritability of urinary tract cancer (UTC) remains unexplained by known pathogenic germline variants, and the influence of germline variants on treatment response to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) has yet to be fully elucidated.
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Distant metastasis and immune evasion are the major obstacles for successful colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment. The link between metastasis and immune evasion, as well as their therapeutic significance, remains unclear.
Methods
Long non-co…
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Checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis (CIP) represents a highly lethal immune-related adverse event. Early diagnosis of CIP is crucial for timely intervention and improved prognosis; however, the absence of precise and effective diagnost…
Introduction
The epigenetic silencing of O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is associated with reduced DNA repair capacity, carcinogenesis and increased sensitivity to alkylating chemotherapy. However, the biological role and clinical signi…
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved survival of patients with cancer, yet they pose risks of immune-related adverse events (irAEs). ICI-induced insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (ICI-DM) is a life-threatening and life-altering irAE. Pr…
