April 3, 2025

High TLR3 transcript levels correlate with high TIM3 and VISTA checkpoints but not with outcome after immune checkpoint blockade

Evaluation of TLR3 RNA expression landscape in 514 real-world tumors with categorization into "High" or "Non-High" levels and analysis of associations with patient characteristics, immune markers and cancer subtypes, demonstrated a significant correlation between high TLR3 expression and other immune modulation targets such as VISTA and TIM3 RNA express

April 3, 2025

Comprehensive genomic profiling of cell-free DNA and matched white blood cells improves accuracy of ctDNA molecular response in immunotherapy treated NSCLC

Integrated comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) of cfDNA with matched WBC analysis enhances the accuracy of molecular response (mR) in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) receiving immunotherapy. Patients with mR had significantly longer overall survival, whereas early molecular progression strongly predicted poorer outcomes.

April 6, 2025

Why does it say that and why can’t it say this? Managing sponsor input when reporting a nonclinical laboratory study and ensuring the study director is independent

SQA 2025 -- A nonclinical laboratory study was conducted following the Sponsor-approved protocol and the data has been collected. As the Study Director tabulates the data and draws their conclusions, the Sponsor asked to review drafts of the main study report and all principal investigators/contributing scientist reports.

April 6, 2025

ISO 17025: Back to basics

SQA 2025 -- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 is a quality management system (QMS) that describes the general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories. Who does this apply to? Why is it important? What are the requirements? What are the benefits of a quality system based on ISO 17025?