AI tool improves prediction of who will respond to cancer immunotherapy drugs

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Cancer immunotherapy drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can be miracle drugs for cancer patients, curing some and turning deadly disease into a manageable chronic condition in others. But these drugs work for only a subset of patients, with few indications why, a knowledge gap that has detrimental effects on patient prognosis, clinical trial recruitment and research that could lead to new therapies.