Checkpoint blockade in Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Abstract: Classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is characterized by nearly universal genetic alterations in 9p24.1, resulting in constitutive expression of PD-1 ligands. This likely underlies the unique sensitivity of cHL to PD-1 blockade, with response rates of ∼70% in relapsed/refractory disease. There...

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Main Authors: Reid W. Merryman, Philippe Armand, Kyle T. Wright, Scott J. Rodig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Blood Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2473952920300999