Pan-cancer adaptive immune resistance as defined by the Tumor Inflammation Signature (TIS): results from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA)

Patrick Danaher1, Sarah Warren1, Rongze Lu2, Josue Samayoa2, Amy Sullivan1, Irena Pekker1, Brett Wallden1, Francesco M. Marincola2, Alessandra Cesano1
1NanoString Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA, USA
2AbbVie Inc, Redwood City, CA, USA

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