Predicting immune checkpoint therapy response in three independent metastatic melanoma cohorts

Leticia Szadai*, Aron Bartha, Indira Pla Parada, Alexandra I T Lakatos, Dorottya M P Pál, Anna Sára Lengyel, Natália Pinto de Almeida, Ágnes Judit Jánosi, Fábio Nogueira, Beata Szeitz, Viktória Doma, Nicole Woldmar, Jéssica Guedes, Zsuzsanna Ujfaludi, Zoltán Gábor Pahi, Tibor Pankotai, Yonghyo Kim, Balázs Győrffy, Bo Baldetorp, Charlotte WelinderA Marcell Szasz, Lazaro Betancourt, Jeovanis Gil, Roger Appelqvist, Ho Jeong Kwon, Sarolta Kárpáti, Magdalena Kuras, Jimmy Rodriguez Murillo, István Balázs Németh, Johan Malm, David Fenyö, Krzysztof Pawłowski, Peter Horvatovich, Elisabet Wieslander, Lajos V Kemény, Gilberto Domont, György Marko-Varga, Aniel Sanchez

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: While Immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) therapy shows significant efficacy in metastatic melanoma, only about 50% respond, lacking reliable predictive methods. We introduce a panel of six proteins aimed at predicting response to ICI therapy.

METHODS: Evaluating previously reported proteins in two untreated melanoma cohorts, we used a published predictive model (EaSIeR score) to identify potential proteins distinguishing responders and non-responders.

RESULTS: Six proteins initially identified in the ICI cohort correlated with predicted response in the untreated cohort. Additionally, three proteins correlated with patient survival, both at the protein, and at the transcript levels, in an independent immunotherapy treated cohort.

DISCUSSION: Our study identifies predictive biomarkers across three melanoma cohorts, suggesting their use in therapeutic decision-making.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1428182
Number of pages16
JournalFrontiers in Oncology
Volume14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2-Jul-2024

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