Table 1. In cases where identical epitopes are targeted by multiple individuals, escape occurs more rapidly when the fitness cost of escape is lower.
Epitope | Patient | HLA restriction | Fitness cost ΔE | Escape time (days) |
---|---|---|---|---|
TPQDLNTML (TL9) | CH185 | B*81:01 | 4.3 | 122 |
CH159 | B*81:01 | 6.1 | >1,103* | |
TSTLQEQVAW (TW10) | CAP239 | B*58:01 | −1.4 | 1 |
CH198 | B*57:03 | 0.1 | 220 | |
WHLGHGVSI (WI9) | CAP210 | B*15:10 | 2.8 | 127 |
CAP45 | B*15:10 | 4.7 | 408† | |
EEVGFPVRPQV (EV11) | CH164 | B*45:01 | 2.6 | 31 |
CAP45 | B*45:01 | 4.0 | 43 |
*No escape observed (final sequencing time).
†Antigen-processing escape.