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Microsatellite Phenotype as a Guide for Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer: Current Status and Future Perspectives.
Genes - 9 Jun 2026
Koustas Evangelos, Trifylli Eleni-Myrto, Oraiopoulos Vaios, Karamouzis Michalis V, Sarantis Panagiotis
Abstract excerpt
The therapeutic armamentarium for colorectal cancer (CRC) has been significantly expanded with the introduction of immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). However, the response to immunotherapy is strongly dependent on microsatellite instability (MSI) status. Tumors with high MSI (MSI-H) and/or mismatch repair deficiency (dMMR) exhibit high tumor mutational burden (TMB), increased...
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