Programmed death-1 receptor (PD-1) and PD-ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression in non-small cell lung cancer and the immune-suppressive effect of anaerobic glycolysis

The microenvironment of a tumor may regulate the anti-tumor immune response. Intratumoral acidosis and hypoxia may suppress lymphocyte proliferation and migration, and this may have important implications in modern immunotherapy. The expression of PD-L1 by cancer cells and of PD-1 by tumor infiltrat...

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Main Authors: Giatromanolaki, A, Koukourakis, IM, Balaska, K, Mitrakas, AG, Harris, AL, Koukourakis, MI
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2019