Therapeutic targeting of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade by novel small-molecule inhibitors recruits cytotoxic T cells into solid tumor microenvironment

Background Inhibiting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) or PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) has shown exciting clinical outcomes in diverse human cancers. So far, only monoclonal antibodies are approved as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. While significant clinical outcomes are observed on patients who respond to the...

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Main Authors: Luís Costa, Luis Graca, Rita C. Acúrcio, Sabina Pozzi, Barbara Carreira, Marta Pojo, Nuria Gómez-Cebrián, Sandra Casimiro, Adelaide Fernandes, Andreia Barateiro, Vitor Farricha, Joaquim Brito, Ana Paula Leandro, Jorge A R Salvador, Leonor Puchades-Carrasco, Ronit Satchi-Fainaro, Rita C. Guedes, Helena F. Florindo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-07-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/10/7/e004695.full