What makes TMB an ambivalent biomarker for immunotherapy? A subtle mismatch between the sample-based design of variant callers and real clinical cohort

Tumor mutation burden (TMB) is a widely recognized biomarker for predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy. However, its use still remains highly controversial. In this study, we examine the underlying causes of this controversy based on clinical needs. By tracing the source of the TMB errors and ana...

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Main Authors: Yuqian Liu, Shenjie Wang, Yixuan Wang, Yifei Li, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xin Lai, Xuanping Zhang, Xuqi Li, Xiao Xiao, Jiayin Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1151224/full