RRx-001 Acts as a Dual Small Molecule Checkpoint Inhibitor by Downregulating CD47 on Cancer Cells and SIRP-α on Monocytes/Macrophages
RRx-001 is a pleiotropic anticancer agent in phase III clinical trials, which polarizes tumor-associated macrophages from a low phagocytic M2 phenotype to a high phagocytic M1 phenotype. One of the ways in which tumors promote M2 polarization and evade macrophage-mediated destruction is through upre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-04-01
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Series: | Translational Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523318305345 |