Loss of BAP1 as a candidate predictive biomarker for immunotherapy of mesothelioma Editorial


Authors: Ladanyi, M.; Sanchez Vega, F.; Zauderer, M.
Title: Loss of BAP1 as a candidate predictive biomarker for immunotherapy of mesothelioma
Abstract: As trials of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapies demonstrate responses in only a minority of pleural mesotheliomas (PlMs) and largely exclude patients with the related peritoneal mesothelioma (PeM), clinicians need predictive biomarkers of response and inclusion of PeM patients in future trials. A new study finds that loss of the deubiquitinase BAP1 in PeM correlates with an inflammatory tumor microenvironment, suggesting that BAP1 status might identify PeM, and possibly PlM, patients who would benefit from ICI therapy. © 2019 The Author(s).
Keywords: unclassified drug; drug efficacy; ipilimumab; ticilimumab; cancer immunotherapy; tumor marker; pleura mesothelioma; peritoneum mesothelioma; rare disease; tumor microenvironment; nivolumab; human; priority journal; article; pembrolizumab; protein bap1
Journal Title: Genome Medicine
Volume: 11
ISSN: 1756-994X
Publisher: Biomed Central Ltd  
Date Published: 2019-03-26
Start Page: 18
Language: English
DOI: 10.1186/s13073-019-0631-0
PUBMED: 30914057
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC6436227
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 May 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Marc Ladanyi
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  2. Marjorie G Zauderer
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