| Literature DB >> 31808941 |
Arnab Ghosh1,2, Pere Barba3, Miguel-Angel Perales1,2.
Abstract
Immunotherapy is distinct from traditional chemotherapy in that it acts on immune cells rather than cancer cells themselves. Monoclonal antibodies targeting immune checkpoints on T cells - CTLA-4 and PD-1 - and PD-L1 on the cells of immune microenvironment are now approved for clinical use in several solid tumors and hematological malignancies. This article provides a general overview of the use of checkpoint inhibitors in hematologic malignancies with a special focus in acute myeloid leukemia.Entities:
Keywords: CTLA-4; PD-1; PD-L1; acute myeloid leukemia; checkpoint inhibitors
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31808941 PMCID: PMC9549702 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16358
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Haematol ISSN: 0007-1048 Impact factor: 8.615