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Abstract
Oncogenic driver mutations in several tumor types promote constitutive PD-L1 expression, a crucial ligand in PD-1-mediated tumor immune escape. Our studies in melanoma suggest a different mechanism-one of "adaptive immune resistance" in which PD-L1 expression is primarily driven by cytokine induction and is independent of BRAF mutational status.Entities:
Keywords: BRAF; PD-L1; TIL; adaptive immune resistance; melanoma
Year: 2015 PMID: 26451298 PMCID: PMC4589064 DOI: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1029704
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Oncoimmunology ISSN: 2162-4011 Impact factor: 8.110