Future prospects of immune checkpoint blockade in cancer: from response prediction to overcoming resistance

Cancer immunotherapy: Boosting anti-tumor immunity New immunotherapies for cancer known as immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs) may help treat many tumor types. Homeostasis of the immune system is controlled by proteins known as immune checkpoints; cancer cells evade the anti-tumor immune response by d...

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Main Authors: Young-Jun Park, Da-Sol Kuen, Yeonseok Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Experimental and Molecular Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s12276-018-0130-1