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Polymerase proofreading domain mutations: New opportunities for immunotherapy in hypermutated colorectal cancer beyond MMR deficiency.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 May 2017
Bourdais Rémi, Rousseau Benoît, Pujals Anaïs, Boussion Helene, Joly Charlotte, Guillemin Aude, Baumgaertner Isabelle, Neuzillet Cindy, Tournigand Christophe
Abstract excerpt
Immune checkpoint inhibition is a new therapeutic strategy that has shown promising efficacy in many cancer types. Significant activity associated with mismatch repair (MMR) deficiency has been observed in hypermutated, microsatellite unstable (MSI) metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Beyond deficient-MMR tumors, somatic or germline DNA polymerase D1 (POLD1) or DNA polymerase E (POLE) alterations cause a...
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