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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Optimizing early-phase immunotherapy trials: the role of biomarker enrichment strategies.

Greta Catani, Daniel Morchón-Araujo, Oriol Mirallas, Vicky Sánchez-Pérez, Paolo Nuciforo, Guillermo Villacampa, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Ana Vivancos, Elena Garralda, Alberto Hernando-Calvo

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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10 authors.

Greta Catani *Department of Medical Oncology, Alexander Fleming Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Daniel Morchón-Araujo *Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Oriol MirallasVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Vicky Sánchez-PérezVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Paolo NuciforoVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Guillermo VillacampaVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Rodrigo DienstmannOncology Data Science, Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Ana VivancosVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Elena GarraldaVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.
Alberto Hernando-CalvoVall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of solid tumors; however, their clinical efficacy remains limited to a subset of patients. Novel immunotherapy agents are being investigated in phase I clinical trials, with an increasing focus on biomarker selection strategies to optimize patient outcomes. Prior evidence suggests that biomarker-selected tumors may have better outcomes when treated with molecularly-guided therapies. However, the high complexity of tumor-host interactions and inter-patient variability indicates that a one-size-fits-all biomarker approach is unlikely to be sufficient in the immunotherapy landscape. This review highlights current biomarker-enrichment strategies in immunotherapy early drug development, addressing challenges and potential future directions for their effective implementation.

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Biomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicClinical Trials, Phase I as TopicHumansBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbiomarkerdrug response biomarkersearly-phase trialsimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapyphase 1predictive biomarkers

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PMID41200168
PMCPMC12586187

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