articleMolecular Cancer TherapeuticsAug 23, 2017GREEN OA

Tumor Mutational Burden as an Independent Predictor of Response to Immunotherapy in Diverse Cancers

University of California San Diego · Center for Personalized Cancer Treatment · +1 more institution

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Abstract Immunotherapy induces durable responses in a subset of patients with cancer. High tumor mutational burden (TMB) may be a response biomarker for PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in tumors such as melanoma and non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Our aim was to examine the relationship between TMB and outcome in diverse cancers treated with various immunotherapies. We reviewed data on 1,638 patients who had undergone comprehensive genomic profiling and had TMB assessment. Immunotherapy-treated patients (N = 151) were analyzed for response rate (RR), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Higher TMB was independently associated with better outcome parameters (multivariable analysis). The RR for…

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