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ArticleNPJ precision oncology2025

Integration of multiple machine learning approaches develops a gene mutation-based classifier for accurate immunotherapy outcomes.

Run Shi, Jing Sun, Zhaokai Zhou, Meiqi Shi, Xin Wang, Zhaojia Gao, Tianyu Zhao, Minglun Li, Yongqian Shu

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Article in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Run Shi *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Jing Sun *Department of Endocrinology, Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
Zhaokai Zhou *Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Meiqi ShiDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China.
Xin WangDepartment of Oncology, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing, China.
Zhaojia GaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Changzhou No. 2 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China.
Tianyu ZhaoInstitute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, LMU University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany.
Minglun LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Lueneburg Municipal Hospital, Lueneburg, Germany.
Yongqian ShuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. shuyongqian@csco.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2103-0877

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In addition to traditional biomarkers like PD-(L)1 expression and tumor mutation burden (TMB), more reliable methods for predicting immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) response in cancer patients are urgently needed. This study utilized multiple machine learning approaches on nonsynonymous mutations to identify key mutations that are most significantly correlated to ICB response. We proposed a classifier, Gene mutation-based Predictive Signature (GPS), to categorize patients based on their predicted response and clinical outcomes post-ICB therapy. GPS outperformed conventional predictors when validated in independent cohorts. Multi-omics analysis and multiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC) revealed insights into tumor immunogenicity, immune responses, and the tumor microenvironment (TME) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) across different GPS groups. Finally, we validated distinct responses of different GPS samples to ICB in an ex-vivo tumor organoid-PBMC co-culture model. Overall, our findings highlight a simple, robust classifier for accurate ICB response prediction, which could reduce costs, shorten testing times, and facilitate clinical implementation.

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