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First FDA Approval Agnostic of Cancer Site - When a Biomarker Defines the Indication.

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In May 2017, the FDA approved pembrolizumab, a programmed death 1 inhibitor, for adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite-instability–high or mismatch-repair–deficient solid tumors, regardless of tumor site or histology.
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In May 2017, the FDA approved pembrolizumab, a programmed death 1 inhibitor, for adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite-instability–high or mismatch-repair–deficient solid tumors, regardless of tumor site or histology.

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Development of tumor mutation burden as an immunotherapy biomarker: utility for the oncology clinic

TL;DR: TMB, in concert with PD-L1 expression, has been demonstrated to be a useful biomarker for ICB selection across some cancer types; however, further prospective validation studies are required.
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Top 10 Challenges in Cancer Immunotherapy

TL;DR: Ten key challenges facing cancer immunotherapy are defined, which range from lack of confidence in translating pre-clinical findings to identifying optimal combinations of immune-based therapies for any given patient.
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FDA Approval Summary: Pembrolizumab for the Treatment of Microsatellite Instability-High Solid Tumors

TL;DR: The FDA approved pembrolizumab for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with unresectable or metastatic, microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), or mismatch repair deficient (dMMR) solid tumors that have progressed following prior treatment and who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options.
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Classification and characterization of microsatellite instability across 18 cancer types

TL;DR: A correlation between survival outcomes and the overall burden of unstable microsatellites is observed, suggesting that MSI may be a continuous, rather than discrete, phenotype that is informative across cancer types.
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Microsatellite Instability as a Biomarker for PD-1 Blockade

TL;DR: A review of the pathogenesis and prognostic value of MSI, diagnostic guidelines for detecting it, and the frequency of MSI across tumors, with the goal of providing a reference for its use as a biomarker for PD-1 blockade.
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