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Patient Blood Type Is Associated With Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Metastatic Cancer.

Ruifeng ChenKasim HakimiXinlian ZhangKaren MesserSandip Pravin Patel
Published in: The oncologist (2022)
This retrospective study of a cohort of patients receiving ICB suggests a preferential benefit among patients with type O blood and, in particular, among patients with type O blood who developed irAEs. Validation in future independent cohorts and investigation of a potential biologic basis for this finding is warranted.
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