Tumor mutational burden as a predictive biomarker in solid tumors

D Sha, Z Jin, J Budczies, K Kluck, A Stenzinger… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Tumor mutational burden (TMB), defined as the number of somatic mutations per megabase
of interrogated genomic sequence, varies across malignancies. Panel sequencing–based …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in the development of protein–protein interactions modulators: mechanisms and clinical trials

H Lu, Q Zhou, J He, Z Jiang, C Peng, R Tong… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have pivotal roles in life processes. The studies showed
that aberrant PPIs are associated with various diseases, including cancer, infectious …

Microbiome-derived inosine modulates response to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

LF Mager, R Burkhard, N Pett, NCA Cooke, K Brown… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Several species of intestinal bacteria have been associated with enhanced efficacy of
checkpoint blockade immunotherapy, but the underlying mechanisms by which the …

[HTML][HTML] A phase Ib trial of personalized neoantigen therapy plus anti-PD-1 in patients with advanced melanoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or bladder cancer

PA Ott, S Hu-Lieskovan, B Chmielowski, R Govindan… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Neoantigens arise from mutations in cancer cells and are important targets of T cell-
mediated anti-tumor immunity. Here, we report the first open-label, phase Ib clinical trial of a …

[HTML][HTML] Pathophysiology of diabetes: An overview

MZ Banday, AS Sameer, S Nissar - Avicenna journal of …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic heterogeneous metabolic disorder with complex
pathogenesis. It is characterized by elevated blood glucose levels or hyperglycemia, which …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint signaling and cancer immunotherapy

X He, C Xu - Cell research, 2020 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade therapy has become a major weapon in fighting cancer.
Antibody drugs, such as anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1, demonstrate obvious advantages such …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive review of targeted therapy for colorectal cancer

YH Xie, YX Chen, JY Fang - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most lethal and prevalent malignancies in the world
and was responsible for nearly 881,000 cancer-related deaths in 2018. Surgery and …

Importation and human-to-human transmission of a novel coronavirus in Vietnam

LT Phan, TV Nguyen, QC Luong… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Human-to-Human Coronavirus Transmission in Vietnam The authors describe transmission
of 2019-nCoV from a father, who had flown with his wife from Wuhan to Hanoi, to the son …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of advances in lung-cancer treatment on population mortality

N Howlader, G Forjaz, MJ Mooradian… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Lung cancer is made up of distinct subtypes, including non–small-cell lung
cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Although overall mortality from lung …

[HTML][HTML] Atezolizumab for first-line treatment of PD-L1–selected patients with NSCLC

RS Herbst, G Giaccone, F de Marinis… - … England Journal of …, 2020 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The efficacy and safety of the anti–programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)
monoclonal antibody atezolizumab, as compared with those of platinum-based …