Prognostic Role of Plasma PD-1, PD-L1, pan-BTN3As and BTN3A1 in Patients Affected by Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Can Immune Checkpoints Act as a Sentinel for Short-Term Survival?

Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent 1% of all primary gastrointestinal tumors. Immune surveillance is often overcome by cancer cells due to the activation of immunoregulatory molecules such as programmed death protein (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1, and butyrophilin sub-family 3A/CD277 re...

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Main Authors: Daniele Fanale, Lorena Incorvaia, Giuseppe Badalamenti, Ida De Luca, Laura Algeri, Annalisa Bonasera, Lidia Rita Corsini, Chiara Brando, Antonio Russo, Juan Lucio Iovanna, Viviana Bazan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/9/2118