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ArticleAging2021

Mutations in DNA damage response pathways as a potential biomarker for immune checkpoint blockade efficacy: evidence from a seven-cancer immunotherapy cohort.

Wenjing Zhang, Liwen Zhang, Hao Jiang, Yuting Li, Suzhen Wang, Qinghua Wang

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Article in Aging, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Wenjing ZhangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Liwen ZhangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Hao JiangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Yuting LiTianjin Cancer Institute, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy of Tianjin, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin 300060, China.
Suzhen WangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Qinghua WangDepartment of Health Statistics, Key Laboratory of Medicine and Health of Shandong Province, School of Public Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong 261053, China.
Weifang Medical University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recently several studies have demonstrated the implications of mutations in DNA damage response (DDR) pathways for immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment. However, smaller sample sizes, lesser cancer types, and the lack of multivariate-adjusted analyses may produce unreliable results. From the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) cohort, we curated 1363 ICB-treated patients to evaluate the association of DDR mutations with immunotherapy prognosis. Besides, 4286 ICB-treated-naive patients from the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) cohort were used to explore the intrinsic prognosis of DDR mutations. Factors in the microenvironment regarding DDR mutations were also assessed. We found that patients with DDR mutations exhibited a significantly prolonged immunotherapy overall survival via multivariate Cox model in the MSKCC cohort (HR: 0.70,

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DNA RepairImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNeoplasmsCohort StudiesDNA DamageFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansImmunotherapyMaleMiddle AgedMutationImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsclinical practiceDDR mutationsimmunotherapymicroenvironmentpredictive biomarker

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PMID34747718
PMCPMC8610133
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