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ReviewMolecular oncology2026

A subset of MMR-proficient colon cancers responds to neoadjuvant immunotherapy.

Eleonora Piumatti, Giovanni Germano, Pietro Paolo Vitiello, Alberto Bardelli

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Review in Molecular oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Eleonora PiumattiDepartment of Oncology, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Giovanni GermanoIFOM ETS-The AIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Milan, Italy.
Pietro Paolo VitielloDepartment of Oncology, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.
Alberto BardelliDepartment of Oncology, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1647-5070

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 21091Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 24604Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 28922Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro 31560H2020 European Research Council 101007937H2020 European Research Council 101020342NextGenerationEU 2022CHB9BA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mismatch repair-proficient (pMMR) colorectal cancers (CRC) have long been considered nonresponsive to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), in contrast to their mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) counterparts. Recent evidence indicates that neoadjuvant immunotherapy can be used to treat pMMR CRC before surgery, potentially reducing postoperative relapse. Tan et al. report results from the NICHE-2 trial, which achieved a 26% response rate in early-stage pMMR colon cancer (CC) patients. Molecular studies show that despite low tumor mutational burden (TMB), responders exhibit higher chromosomal instability (CIN), TP53 mutations, and enrichment of proliferative and cell-cycle signatures, associated with higher density of Ki-67

Indexed as

Colonic NeoplasmsDNA Mismatch RepairImmunotherapyNeoadjuvant TherapyHumanschromosomal instabilitycirculating tumor DNAColon cancerMMR‐proficientneoadjuvant immunotherapytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41321030
PMCPMC13042646

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