Huang Daniel, Spurr Liam F, Weichselbaum Ralph R, Pitroda Sean P
Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Nat Genet. 2025 Jun 30. doi: 10.1038/s41588-025-02226-x.
Aneuploidy, a hallmark of cancer characterized by chromosome imbalances, drives tumorigenesis and facilitates cancer immune evasion. While high tumor aneuploidy is linked to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) resistance and poor prognosis, evidence suggests that this resistance can be overcome through treatment intensification, for example, with the addition of ablative radiotherapy to ICB. In this Perspective, we argue that the predictive value of aneuploidy complements established biomarkers, such as tumor mutational burden (TMB) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression. We review contemporary methods for quantifying aneuploidy, explore novel approaches that target mitotic vulnerabilities in aneuploid tumors and highlight potential areas where aneuploidy-based stratification could be incorporated into ICB-based treatment paradigms across early-stage, locally advanced and metastatic cancers. Prospective trials incorporating aneuploidy-based stratification will be essential to validate its role in personalized cancer therapy.
非整倍体是癌症的一个标志,其特征是染色体失衡,驱动肿瘤发生并促进癌症免疫逃逸。虽然高肿瘤非整倍体与免疫检查点阻断(ICB)耐药性和不良预后相关,但有证据表明,这种耐药性可以通过强化治疗来克服,例如,在ICB基础上加用消融性放疗。在这篇观点文章中,我们认为非整倍体的预测价值补充了已确立的生物标志物,如肿瘤突变负荷(TMB)或程序性死亡配体1(PD-L1)表达。我们回顾了当代定量非整倍体的方法,探索了针对非整倍体肿瘤有丝分裂脆弱性的新方法,并强调了基于非整倍体的分层可纳入早期、局部晚期和转移性癌症基于ICB的治疗模式的潜在领域。纳入基于非整倍体分层的前瞻性试验对于验证其在个性化癌症治疗中的作用至关重要。
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