Tumor mutational burden as a predictive biomarker in solid tumors

D Sha, Z **, J Budczies, K Kluck, A Stenzinger… - Cancer …, 2020 - aacrjournals.org
Tumor mutational burden (TMB), defined as the number of somatic mutations per megabase
of interrogated genomic sequence, varies across malignancies. Panel sequencing–based …

[HTML][HTML] Development of tumor mutation burden as an immunotherapy biomarker: utility for the oncology clinic

TA Chan, M Yarchoan, E Jaffee, C Swanton… - Annals of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Treatment with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) with agents such as anti-
programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and/or …

The effects of exposure to solar radiation on human health

RE Neale, RM Lucas, SN Byrne, L Hollestein… - Photochemical & …, 2023 - Springer
This assessment by the Environmental Effects Assessment Panel (EEAP) of the Montreal
Protocol under the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) evaluates the effects of …

Tumor mutational burden as an independent predictor of response to immunotherapy in diverse cancers

AM Goodman, S Kato, L Bazhenova… - Molecular cancer …, 2017 - aacrjournals.org
Immunotherapy induces durable responses in a subset of patients with cancer. High tumor
mutational burden (TMB) may be a response biomarker for PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in tumors …

Genomic correlates of response to immune checkpoint blockade

TE Keenan, KP Burke, EM Van Allen - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Despite impressive durable responses, immune checkpoint inhibitors do not provide a long-
term benefit to the majority of patients with cancer. Understanding genomic correlates of …

Targeting neoantigens to augment antitumour immunity

M Yarchoan, BA Johnson III, ER Lutz… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
The past decade of cancer research has been marked by a growing appreciation of the role
of immunity in cancer. Mutations in the tumour genome can cause tumours to express …

Merkel cell carcinoma

JC Becker, A Stang, JA DeCaprio, L Cerroni… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2017 - nature.com
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare but highly aggressive skin cancer with
neuroendocrine features. MCC pathogenesis is associated with either the presence of …

Avelumab in patients with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: a multicentre, single-group, open-label, phase 2 trial

HL Kaufman, J Russell, O Hamid, S Bhatia… - The lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer with poor prognosis in
patients with advanced disease. Current standard care uses various cytotoxic chemotherapy …

Durable tumor regression and overall survival in patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma receiving pembrolizumab as first-line therapy

P Nghiem, S Bhatia, EJ Lipson… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an aggressive skin cancer often caused by the
Merkel cell polyomavirus. Clinical trials of programmed cell death-1 pathway inhibitors for …