Breast Cancer Cells and PD-1/PD-L1 Blockade Upregulate the Expression of PD-1, CTLA-4, TIM-3 and LAG-3 Immune Checkpoints in CD4<sup>+</sup> T Cells

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype, and it exhibits resistance to common breast cancer therapies. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand, PD-L1, have been approved to treat various cancers. However, t...

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Main Authors: Reem Saleh, Salman M Toor, Sarah Khalaf, Eyad Elkord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Vaccines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/7/4/149