TMB

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008736",
  "term": "TMB",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The total number of mutations (changes) found in the DNA of cancer cells. Knowing the TMB may help plan the best treatment. For example, tumors that have a high number of mutations appear to be more likely to respond to certain types of immunotherapy. TMB is being used as a type of biomarker. Also called tumor mutational burden.",
  "expansions": [
    "tumor mutational burden"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/tmb/"
}