Harnessing the therapeutic vulnerability of MMR heterogeneity in colorectal cancer.

Anandappa, Gayathri; Overman, Michael J · Cell Rep Med · 2023

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

In a recent issue of Cancer Cell, Amodio and colleagues report an interesting method of modulating immunosurveillance in colorectal tumors with DNA mismatch repair (MMR) heterogeneity.<sup>1</sup> By pharmacologically enriching the MMR deficient (MMRd) component using 6-thioguanine, they demonstrate improved tumor control in murine models.

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