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Unraveling the role of PREX2 mutations as a biomarker for immunotherapy response in colorectal cancer.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 1 Sept 2025
Peng Huan, Yang Pengmin, Wang Xintao, Zhao Xiaokai, Li Jieyi, Gong Ziying, Zhang Daoyun, Wang Zhiguo
Abstract excerpt
IntroductionImmunotherapy benefits gastrointestinal tumor patients. But traditional biomarkers like TMB and MSI can't precisely identify beneficiaries. Phosphatidylinositol - 3,4,5 - triphosphate - dependent Rac exchange factor 2 (PREX2) plays a complex role in tumorigenesis.MethodsIn a retrospective study of 1764 patients (1385 colorectal, 379 gastric), NGS of 639 genes and PD - L1 staining were done.ResultsIn...
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- Humans
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Immunotherapy
- Mutation
- Female
