title: Anti-programmed cell death protein-1/ligand-1 therapy in different cancers.
abstract: Immunologic checkpoint blockade with antibodies against the programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand (PD-L1) is an effective method for reversing cancer immunosuppression and thereby promoting immune responses against several cancer types. Anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1 antibodies have resulted in long-term responses with minimal side effects in significant numbers of patients with melanoma, lung, kidney, bladder and triple-negative breast cancer, as well as in chemotherapy-refractory Hodgkin disease. There is already evidence from at least one randomised trial that anti-PD-1 therapy is superior to chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma, and two anti-PD-1 antibodies, pembrolizumab and nivolumab, have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients previously treated for metastatic melanoma. It is anticipated that approvals by drug regulatory bodies will be forthcoming in several cancers in the next months.
authors: Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 11-934 Factor Building, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1782, USA.
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authors: Homet Moreno
authors: 1] Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), 11-934 Factor Building, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1782, USA [2] Department of Surgery, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA [3] Department of Medical and Molecular Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA [4] Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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authors: Ribas
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D060890:B7-H1 Antigen / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D011379:Prognosis; D061026:Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D060890:B7-H1 Antigen; D061026:Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor