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good prognosis, for example in oral squamous cell carcinoma, triple-negative breast cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ( 8 , 9 , 10 ). Among other inflammatory cells, CD8 + T cells express membrane receptor programmed death protein 1 (PD-1
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protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand, programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), has emerged as a promising treatment strategy for several tumour types. PD-1 is expressed on B and T lymphocytes, as well as on myeloid cells, and acts as a costimulatory factor leading to
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Introduction Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) blockade therapies are widely used for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ( 1 ). In addition to their antitumor effects, anti-PD-1 antibodies have been reported to cause immune
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Introduction Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 have been described as key regulators of T cell responses, and the interaction between PD-1 on T-cells and PD-L1 on cancer cells provides a mechanism for cancer cells to evade proper
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the capabilities of standard clinicopathological staging, influence treatment direction and optimise patient benefit from novel anti-tumour agents is vital. Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) is an immune checkpoint receptor inducibly expressed on
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inclusion of additional variables can enhance the predictive capabilities of the current AJCC/UICC TNM staging system. Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD‐1), an inhibitory costimulatory molecule expressed on activated T, B, and NK cells, plays a critical
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-cells, and activate T-cells to attack cancer cells. ICIs used to treat metastatic melanoma include anticytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4 (CTLA-4) MAB, ipilimumab ( 1 ) and antiprogrammed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) MAbs, nivolumab and pembrolizumab
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of the immune response, while ICIs are monoclonal antibodies directed against certain immune checkpoints, such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) (ipilimumab) and programmed death 1 (PD-1) (nivolumab, pembrolizumab) and its ligand
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-1 antibodies (PD-1 Ab) and its ligand programmed cell death ligand 1 antibodies (PD-L1 Ab), has undoubtedly been proven in the management of several advanced cancers, namely melanoma, non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC), urothelial cancers, head and
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( 4 ). Epidemiological evidence has suggested a link between hyperthyroidism and incident PD. A nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden that followed 34,735 patients with Graves’ disease/hyperthyroidism has reported a 1.42-fold increased