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Association details:
Biomarker:B2M mutation
Cancer:Melanoma
Drug:Keytruda (pembrolizumab) (PD1 inhibitor)
Direction:Resistant
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Resistant: C4 – Case Studies
Title:

Mutations Associated with Acquired Resistance to PD-1 Blockade in Melanoma

Published date:
07/20/2016
Excerpt:
Whole-exome sequencing detected clonal selection and outgrowth of the acquired resistant tumors and, in two of the four patients, revealed resistance-associated loss-of-function mutations in the genes encoding interferon-receptor-associated Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) or Janus kinase 2 (JAK2), concurrent with deletion of the wild-type allele. A truncating mutation in the gene encoding the antigen-presenting protein beta-2-microglobulin (B2M) was identified in a third patient...In Patient 3, whole-exome sequencing of the baseline and progressive lesions showed a 4-bp S14 frame-shift deletion in exon 1 of the beta-2-microglobulin component of MHC class I as 1 of only 24 new relapse-specific mutations and the only such mutation that was homozygous.
DOI:
10.1056/NEJMoa1604958