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Cancer biomarker data is not diverse, with implications for immunotherapy patients from underrepresented groups

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High tumor mutational burden — the number of mutations found inside cancer cells — may not generalize as an accurate biomarker across diverse cancer patient populations, researchers report. The results could have important implications for clinical decision-making regarding treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a type of immunotherapy.

Source: ScienceDaily.com