Recurrent SERPINB3 and SERPINB4 mutations in patients who respond to anti-CTLA4 immunotherapy Journal Article


Authors: Riaz, N.; Havel, J. J.; Kendall, S. M.; Makarov, V.; Walsh, L. A.; Desrichard, A.; Weinhold, N.; Chan, T. A.
Article Title: Recurrent SERPINB3 and SERPINB4 mutations in patients who respond to anti-CTLA4 immunotherapy
Abstract: Immune checkpoint blockade has shown significant promise as an anticancer treatment, yet the determinants of response are not completely understood. Here we show that somatic mutations in SERPINB3 and SERPINB4 are associated with survival after anti-CTLA4 immunotherapy in two independent cohorts of patients with melanoma (n = 174). Interestingly, serpins are homologs of the well-known ovalbumin antigen and are associated with autoimmunity. Our findings have implications for the personalization of immunotherapy. © 2016 Nature America, Inc., part of Springer Nature. All rights reserved.
Journal Title: Nature Genetics
Volume: 48
Issue: 11
ISSN: 1061-4036
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group  
Date Published: 2016-11-01
Start Page: 1327
End Page: 1329
Language: English
DOI: 10.1038/ng.3677
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 27668655
PMCID: PMC5553281
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 6 December 2016 -- Source: Scopus
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  2. Nadeem Riaz
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  3. Logan Alexander Walsh
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  4. Vladimir Makarov
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  5. Jonathan Joseph Havel
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