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Hui-Ching Wang1,2,3,4, Mei-Ren Pan1,2,3,4,5, Leong-Perng Chan3,6
1Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment
|January 23, 2026
Summary
A new immune response predictive score (IORPS) accurately identifies patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma likely to benefit from immunotherapy, outperforming current biomarkers.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Immunotherapy
- Genomics
Background:
- Recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (R/M HNSCC) presents a significant clinical challenge.
- Identifying patients who will respond to immune checkpoint blockade therapy is crucial for effective treatment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate an immune response predictive score (IORPS) using transcriptomic profiles of the tumor microenvironment (TME).
- To assess the predictive performance of IORPS for immunotherapy response and survival in R/M HNSCC patients.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of 30 R/M HNSCC patients treated with pembrolizumab or nivolumab.
- Construction of IORPS based on differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in the TME.
- Validation of IORPS using two external GEO cohorts (GSE159067 and GSE159141).
Main Results:
- Key DEGs (GZMH, IFNG, FASLG) showed higher expression in favorable immunotherapy responders.
- IORPS demonstrated robust predictive accuracy for immunotherapy response and survival outcomes.
- IORPS outperformed conventional biomarkers like tumor proportion score (TPS) and composite positive score (CPS).
Conclusions:
- IORPS offers improved accuracy and reliability in stratifying R/M HNSCC patients for immune checkpoint blockade therapy.
- This transcriptomic-derived score aids in personalized treatment selection for better patient outcomes.
Keywords:
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaimmunotherapyprincipal component analysistranscriptome profilingtumor microenvironment (TME)More Related Videos
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