AUTHOR=Zhu Guangsheng , Shi Ruifeng , Li Yongwen , Zhang Zihe , Xu Songlin , Chen Chen , Cao Peijun , Zhang Hongbing , Liu Minghui , Pan Zhenhua , Liu Hongyu , Chen Jun 

TITLE=ARID1A, ARID1B, and ARID2 Mutations Serve as Potential Biomarkers for Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Immunology

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/immunology/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.670040

DOI=10.3389/fimmu.2021.670040

ISSN=1664-3224

ABSTRACT=Worldwide, non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC) has the highest morbidity and mortality of all malignancies. The lack of responsiveness to checkpoint inhibitors is a central problem in the modern era of cancer immunotherapy, with the rapid development of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in recent years. The human switch/sucrose nonfermentable (SWI/SNF) chromatin-remodeling complex has been reported to be recurrently mutated in patients with cancer, and those with SWI/SNF mutations have been reported to be sensitive to ICIs. Six reported cohorts, a total of 3416 patients, were used to analyze the mutation status of ARID1A, ARID1B , ARID2 and SMARCA4 in patients with NSCLC and the effect of mutations on prognosis after ICIs. Finally, a nomogram was established to guide the clinical use of ICIs. The results show that patients with NSCLC who have ARID1A, ARID1B, and ARID2 mutations of the SWI/SNF complex were more likely to benefit from ICI therapy.