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ReviewBritish journal of cancer2024

DNA repair-dependent immunogenic liabilities in colorectal cancer: opportunities from errors.

V Amodio, P P Vitiello, A Bardelli, G Germano

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Review in British journal of cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

V Amodio *IFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139, Milan, Italy.
P P Vitiello *IFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139, Milan, Italy.
A BardelliIFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139, Milan, Italy. alberto.bardelli@unito.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1647-5070
G GermanoIFOM ETS - The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, 20139, Milan, Italy. giovanni.germano@unimi.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1688-8684

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research) 21091Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research) 24604Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research) 26889Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro (Italian Association for Cancer Research) 28922EC | EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation H2020 | H2020 Priority Excellent Science | H2020 European Research Council (H2020 Excellent Science - European Research Council) 101020342Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) 101007937Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca (Ministry of Education, University and Research) 2022CHB9BA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the major causes of cancer death worldwide. Chemotherapy continues to serve as the primary treatment modality, while immunotherapy is largely ineffective for the majority of CRC patients. Seminal discoveries have emphasized that modifying DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms confers both cell-autonomous and immune-related vulnerabilities across various cancers. In CRC, approximately 15% of tumours exhibit alterations in the mismatch repair (MMR) machinery, resulting in a high number of neoantigens and the activation of the type I interferon response. These factors, in conjunction with immune checkpoint blockades, collectively stimulate anticancer immunity. Furthermore, although less frequently, somatic alterations in the homologous recombination (HR) pathway are observed in CRC; these defects lead to genome instability and telomere alterations, supporting the use of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors in HR-deficient CRC patients. Additionally, other DDR inhibitors, such as Ataxia Telangiectasia and Rad3-related protein (ATR) inhibitors, have shown some efficacy both in preclinical models and in the clinical setting, irrespective of MMR proficiency. The aim of this review is to elucidate how preexisting or induced vulnerabilities in DNA repair pathways represent an opportunity to increase tumour sensitivity to immune-based therapies in CRC.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsDNA RepairAnimalsDNA DamageDNA Mismatch RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansImmunotherapyPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors

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PMID39271762
PMCPMC11554791

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