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Tumor mutational burden on cytological samples: A pilot study.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 Jun 2021
Pepe Francesco, Pisapia Pasquale, Gristina Valerio, Rocco Danilo, Micheli Mariacarolina, Micheli Pietro, Iaccarino Antonino, Tufano Rossella, Gragnano Gianluca, Russo Gianluca, De Luca Caterina, Sgariglia Roberta, Nacchio Mariantonia, Girolami Ilaria, Eccher Albino, Russo Antonio, Troncone Giancarlo, Malapelle Umberto
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BACKGROUND: Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) represent an important treatment option for patients who have advanced stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Currently, evaluation of the expression level of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has proven highly successful as a positive predictive biomarker for ICIs. In addition to PD-L1, other promising predictive biomarkers are emerging, including high tumor...
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