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ReviewCancers2023

Challenges and Future Directions in the Management of Tumor Mutational Burden-High (TMB-H) Advanced Solid Malignancies.

Jibran Ahmed, Biswajit Das, Sarah Shin, Alice Chen

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Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. TAPISTRY: A Phase II Study of Atezolizumab in Patients with Tumor Mutational Burden-High Tumors.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  3. Immune checkpoint molecules beyond PD-1 and CTLA-4: emerging targets in autoimmune diseases and cancer immunotherapy.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Jibran AhmedDevelopmental Therapeutics Clinic (DTC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3412-7689
Biswajit DasMolecular Characterization Laboratory, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD 21702, USA.
Sarah ShinDevelopmental Therapeutics Clinic (DTC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Alice ChenDevelopmental Therapeutics Clinic (DTC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1426-853X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A standardized assessment of Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB) poses challenges across diverse tumor histologies, treatment modalities, and testing platforms, requiring careful consideration to ensure consistency and reproducibility. Despite clinical trials demonstrating favorable responses to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), not all patients with elevated TMB exhibit benefits, and certain tumors with a normal TMB may respond to ICIs. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the intricate interplay between TMB and the tumor microenvironment, as well as genomic features, is crucial to refine its predictive value. Bioinformatics advancements hold potential to improve the precision and cost-effectiveness of TMB assessments, addressing existing challenges. Similarly, integrating TMB with other biomarkers and employing comprehensive, multiomics approaches could further enhance its predictive value. Ongoing collaborative endeavors in research, standardization, and clinical validation are pivotal in harnessing the full potential of TMB as a biomarker in the clinic settings.

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biomarkerICIimmune checkpoint inhibitorTMBtumor mutational burden

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