Immune checkpoint blockade therapy: The 2014 Tang prize in biopharmaceutical science

The first Tang Prize for Biopharmaceutical Science has been awarded to Prof. James P. Allison and Prof. Tasuku Honjo for their contributions leading to an entirely new way to treat cancer by blocking the molecules cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) and programmed cell death protein...

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Main Authors: Ya-Shan Chen, Chia-Rui Shen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-02-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2015;volume=38;issue=1;spage=5;epage=8;aulast=Chen