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ArticleDiscover oncology2024

Efficacy of immunotherapy in ARID1A-mutant solid tumors: a single-center retrospective study.

Hai Zhou, Dantong Sun, Shanai Song, Yurong Niu, Yuming Zhang, Hongwei Lan, Jiali Cui, Houde Liu, Ning Liu, Helei Hou

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Article in Discover oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Hai ZhouDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Dantong SunDepartment of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Shanai SongDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Yurong NiuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Yuming ZhangPrecision Medicine Center of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Hongwei LanPrecision Medicine Center of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Jiali CuiDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Houde LiuMedical College of Qingdao University, No.308 Ningxia Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Ning LiuDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China.
Helei HouDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 7 Jiaxing Road, Qingdao, 266000, Shandong, China. houheleihhl@163.com.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2020MH225
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), especially those targeting programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1), have introduced a new treatment landscape for many types of tumors. However, they only achieve a limited therapeutic response. Hence, identifying patients who may benefit from ICIs is currently a challenge.

methods47 tumor patients harboring ARID1A mutations were retrospectively studied. The genomic profiling data through next-generation sequencing (NGS) and relevant clinical information were collected and analyzed. Additionally, bioinformatics analysis of the expression of immune checkpoints and immune cell infiltration levels was conducted in ARID1A-mutant gastric cancer (GC).

resultsARID1A mutations frequently co-occur with mutations in DNA damage repair (DDR)-associated genes. Among the 35 ARID1A-mutant patients who received immunotherapy, 27 were evaluable., with the objective response rate (ORR) was 48.15% (13/27), and the disease control rate (DCR) was 92.59% (25/27). Moreover, survival assays revealed that ARID1A-mutant patients had longer median overall survival (mOS) after immunotherapy. In ARID1A-mutated GC patients, receiving ICIs treatment indicated longer progressive-free survival (PFS). Additionally, the incidence of microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), high tumor mutation burden (TMB-H) and Epstein‒Barr virus (EBV) infection was elevated. Bioinformatic analysis showed significant enrichment of immune response and T cell activation pathway within differentially expressed genes in ARID1A-mutant GC group. Finally, ARID1A mutations status was considered to be highly correlated with the level of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and high expression of immune checkpoints.

conclusionsPatients with tumors harboring ARID1A mutations may achieve better clinical outcomes from immunotherapy, especially in GC. ARID1A mutations can lead to genomic instability and reshape the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), which can be used as a biomarker for immunotherapy.

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ARID1ABiomarkerNext-generation sequencingPrecision medicineTumor immune microenvironment

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