RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Influence of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system in survival and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): Retrospective analysis A1 Olivares Hernández, Alejandro A1 Barco Morillo, Edel del A1 Parra Pérez, Carmen A1 Miramontes González, José Pablo A1 Figuero Pérez, Luis A1 Martín Gómez, Teresa A1 Escala Cornejo, Roberto A1 Bellido Hernández, Lorena A1 González Sarmiento, Rogelio A1 Cruz Hernández, Juan Jesús A1 Ludeña de la Cruz, María Dolores K1 DNA repair K1 Immunotherapy K1 Inmunoterapia K1 Oncology K1 Cancer research K1 Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) K1 Non small cell lung cancer K1 Lungs - Cancer K1 Pulmones - Cáncer K1 Survival K1 Supervivencia K1 Retrospective analysis K1 Genetics K1 Genetica K1 Molecular biology K1 3207.13 Oncología K1 2412 Inmunología K1 2302.21 Biología Molecular AB Mutations in the mismatch repair (MMR) system predict the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) like colon or gastric cancer. However, the MMR system’s involvement in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains unknown. Addressing this issue will improve clinical guidelines in the case of mutations in the main genes of the MMR system (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2). This work retrospectively assessed the role that these gene mutations play in the response to and survival of ICIs in NSCLC. Patients with NSCLC treated with nivolumab as the second-line treatment in the University Hospital of Salamanca were enrolled in this study. Survival and response analyses were performed according to groups of MMR system gene expression (MMR expression present or deficiency) and other subgroups, such as toxicity. There was a statistically significant relationship between the best response obtained and the expression of the MMR system (p = 0.045). The presence of toxicity grade ≥ 3 was associated with the deficiency expression of MMR (dMMR/MSI-H) group (p = 0.022; odds ratio = 10.167, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.669–61.919). A trend towards greater survival and response to ICIs was observed in NSCLC and dMMR. Assessing the genes in the MMR system involved in NSCLC is key to obtaining personalized immunotherapy treatments. PB MDPI SN 2227-9059 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62058 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/62058 LA eng NO Biomedicines, 2022, Vol. 10, Nº. 2, 360 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 12-jul-2024