Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed in a significant number of the uterine cervical carcinomas

Abstract Background The programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) immune regulatory axis has emerged as a promising new target for cancer therapeutics, with lasting responses seen in the treatment of metastatic renal and lung carcinomas, as well as melanomas. As tumor surface express...

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Main Authors: Opal L. Reddy, Peter I. Shintaku, Neda A. Moatamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-017-0631-6