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ReviewJournal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950)2018

Inhibitors of the PD-1 Pathway in Tumor Therapy.

Martin W LaFleur, Yuki Muroyama, Charles G Drake, Arlene H Sharpe

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Review in Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Anti-PD-1 Therapy AlleviatesJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026
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  6. Understanding the Therapeutic Potential of PD-1 Agonism in Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  16. Breast Cancer Immunotherapy: A Team Science Approach.Cancer treatment and research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Martin W LaFleurDepartment of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.ORCID 0000-0002-5017-774X
Yuki MuroyamaDepartment of Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231.ORCID 0000-0001-9839-6370
Charles G DrakeColumbia Center for Translational Immunology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10032; arlene_sharpe@hms.harvard.edu cgd2139@columbia.edu.
Arlene H SharpeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115; arlene_sharpe@hms.harvard.edu cgd2139@columbia.edu.

Funding

Translational Research Central ServicesP30CA006973 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Rosalie Wollett · 1985 to 2026
$208.6M
Transgenic/KnockoutP01AI056299 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI SHARPE, ARLENE H. · 2003 to 2023
$42.5M
IN VIVO ROLE OF CTLA-4 IN COSTIMULATION AND AUTOIMMUNITYR01AI040614 · NIAID · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCHOOL) · PI SHARPE, ARLENE H. · 1997 to 2018
$6.3M
Cancer Immunology Training GrantT32CA207021 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI WUCHERPFENNIG, KAI W · 2016 to 2020
$2.4M
Analysis of Lag-3 in Regulatory T Cell Function and Immune SupressionR01CA127153 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DRAKE, CHARLES G. · 2008 to 2012
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006973NCI NIH HHS R01 CA127153NCI NIH HHS T32 CA207021NIAID NIH HHS P01 AI056299NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI040614
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The programmed death 1 (PD-1) pathway delivers inhibitory signals that function as a brake for immune responses. This pathway limits the initiation and duration of immune responses, thereby protecting tissues from immune-mediated damage and autoimmune diseases. However, the PD-1 pathway also inhibits immune responses to tumors. The critical role of PD-1 in preventing antitumor immunity is demonstrated by the transformative effects of PD-1 pathway blockade in a broad range of cancers with the hallmark of durability of response. Despite this success, most patients do not respond to PD-1 monotherapy, and some patients experience adverse events. In this review, we discuss the functions of the PD-1 pathway and its translation to cancer immunotherapy. We also consider current challenges and opportunities for PD-1 cancer immunotherapy, including mechanisms of response and resistance, identification of biomarkers of response to PD-1 therapy, characterization and treatment of PD-1 therapy-related adverse events, and development of safe and effective combination therapies.

Indexed as

Molecular Targeted TherapyAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorClinical Studies as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDrug Evaluation, PreclinicalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansImmunomodulationNeoplasmsPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor

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PMID29311378
PMCPMC5924692

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