Tumor hypoxia is associated with resistance to PD-1 blockade in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

The majority of patients with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) (R/M) do not benefit from anti-PD-1 therapy. Hypoxia induced immunosuppression may be a barrier to immunotherapy. Therefore, we examined the metabolic effect of anti-PD-1 therapy in a murine MEER...

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Main Authors: Greg M Delgoffe, Kristin DePeaux, Angen Liu, Dan P Zandberg, Ashley V Menk, Maria Velez, Daniel Normolle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/9/5/e002088.full