Effect of cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor use during checkpoint blockade immunotherapy in patients with metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) improve survival outcomes in metastatic melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Preclinical evidence suggests that overexpression of cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX2) in tumors facilitates immune evasion through prostaglandin E2 production and that COX...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer |
Online Access: | https://jitc.bmj.com/content/8/2/e000889.full |