Current status and perspectives in translational biomarker research for PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade therapy

Modulating immune inhibitory pathways has been a major recent breakthrough in cancer treatment. Checkpoint blockade antibodies targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and programed cell-death protein 1 (PD-1) have demonstrated acceptable toxicity, promising clinical responses, durable di...

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Main Authors: Ma, Weijie, Gilligan, Barbara M., Yuan, Jianda, Li, Tianhong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4884396/