Expanding neoantigen discovery with COSMIC

Neoantigens are among the newest promising targets for cancer treatment. Unlike tumor-associated antigens, neoantigens are produced only by tumor cells. These unique molecular markers are highly visible to the immune system, making them ideal for personalized immunotherapies. They may also be able to predict both tumor survival prognosis and immune checkpoint blockade responses. Neoantigens are presented by human leukocyte antigen class I molecules (HLA-I) to T cells, providing an ideal pathway for detection by shotgun proteomics. To identify these elusive targets, scientists often rely on whole exome sequencing (WES)-derived data. However, this approach can miss rare or low-frequency mutations, especially in cancers with a low tumor mutational burden (TMB).

 

The Catalogue of Somatic Mutations in Cancer (COSMIC) can bridge this gap by providing researchers with detailed information about somatic mutations in human cancer. Unlock the full potential of neoantigen-targeted therapies and enhance traditional approaches like WES with our comprehensive, expert-curated knowledge base.

 

In this webinar, we’ll learn to: