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Immunotherapy and patients treated for cancer with microsatellite instability.
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Jan 2017
Colle Raphaël, Cohen Romain, Cochereau Delphine, Duval Alex, Lascols Olivier, Lopez-Trabada Daniel, Afchain Pauline, Trouilloud Isabelle, Parc Yann, Lefevre Jérémie H, Fléjou Jean-François, Svrcek Magali, André Thierry
Abstract excerpt
Microsatellite instability (MSI) is a tumor phenotype linked to somatic or germline (Lynch syndrome) inactivating alterations of DNA mismatch repair genes. A broad spectrum of neoplasms exhibits MSI phenotype, mainly colorectal cancer, endometrial cancer, and gastric cancer. MSI tumors are characterized by dense immune infiltration and high load of tumor neo-antigens. Growing evidence is accumulating on the...
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