Tokiyoshi Tanegashima, Masaki Shiota, Nobuhiro Fujiyama, Shintaro Narita, Tomonori Habuchi, Genshiro Fukuchi, Dai Takamatsu, Yoshinao Oda, Hideaki Miyake, Masayuki Takahashi, Mototsugu Oya, Norihiko Tsuchiya, Naoya Masumori, Hideyasu Matsuyama, Wataru Obara, Nobuo Shinohara, Kiyohide Fujimoto, Masahiro Nozawa, Kojiro Ohba, Chikara Ohyama, Katsuyoshi Hashine, Shusuke Akamatsu, Tomomi Kamba, Koji Mita, Momokazu Gotoh, Shuichi Tatarano, Masato Fujisawa, Yoshihiko Tomita, Shoichiro Mukai, Keiichi Ito, Shoji Tokunaga, Masatoshi Eto
Immune checkpoint blockade therapies are widely used for cancer treatment, including advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This study aimed to investigate the impact of zygosity in HLA genes and individual HLA genotypes on the efficacy of an anti-PD-1 Ab, nivolumab, in treating advanced RCC. Patient enrollment was conducted across 23 institutions in Japan from August 19, 2019, to September 30, 2020, with follow-up concluding on March 31, 2021. HLA genotype imputation of HLA-A, B, and C, DQB1, and DRB1 loci was performed...
May 17, 2024: Journal of Immunology