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SUBMITTER: Haibe Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7504220 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haibe Yolla Y El Husseini Ziad Z El Sayed Rola R Shamseddine Ali A
International journal of molecular sciences 20200827 17
The treatment landscape in oncology has witnessed a major revolution with the introduction of checkpoint inhibitors: anti-PD1, anti-PDL1 and anti-CTLA-4. These agents enhance the immune response towards cancer cells instead of targeting the tumor itself, contrary to standard chemotherapy. Although long-lasting durable responses have been observed with immune checkpoints inhibitors, the response rate remains relatively low in many cases. Some patients respond in the beginning but then eventually ...[more]