ReviewFrontiers in immunology2019
PD-L1 Distribution and Perspective for Cancer Immunotherapy-Blockade, Knockdown, or Inhibition.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06016413 (A Prospective, Single-arm, Phase II Study of Adelbelimab Combined With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck), which is not on this map. Cited by 235 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Prospective, Single-arm, Phase II Study of Adelbelimab Combined With Carboplatin and Nab-paclitaxel in Neoadjuvant Therapy for Patients With Resectable Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Who cites it
235 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 406 citations in OpenAlex.
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy for early-stage or locally -advanced triple-negative breast cancer: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of a combination treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitors in metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024Pooled it
- Neoadjuvant immunotherapy improves outcomes for resectable gastroesophageal junction cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Prognostic Value of Programmed Death Ligand-1 Expression in Solid Tumors Irrespective of Immunotherapy Exposure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Molecular diagnosis & therapy · 2022Pooled it
- Establishing peripheral PD-L1 as a prognostic marker in hepatocellular carcinoma patients: how long will it come true?Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021Pooled it
- Polymeric Micellar Paclitaxel Plus Cisplatin Combined With Tislelizumab as the First-Line Treatment of Advanced Unresectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Phase II Study.Thoracic cancer · 2025Trial
- A phase Ib/II study of BLU-554, a fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 inhibitor in combination with CS1001, an anti-PD-L1, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.Investigational new drugs · 2023Trial
- Extracellular payload release from non-internalizing antibody-drug conjugates: mechanisms and linker technologies.Drug delivery · 2026Review
- Biomimetic nano-in-gel vaccine platform with spatiotemporal co-delivery capacity for DC maturation against immunosuppressive tumors.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Article
- A Fluorinated Dual-Functional Nanoassembly Induces Potent Antitumor Immunity via Programmable PD-L1 Suppression.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation: A Key Regulator in Male Reproductive Disorders and Urological Cancers.The world journal of men's health · 2026Review
- Breakthroughs in HBV-related HCC Therapy: The Unmatched Potential of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026Review
- Faecalibacterium prausnitzii enzyme reprograms PD-L1 trafficking and sensitizes colorectal cancer to immunotherapy in mice.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- DDX41 facilitates PD-L1-mediated immune escape in OSCC via the phase separation and activation STING pathway.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Article
- Dual biomarker role of PD-L1 and LC3B in glioblastoma: prognostic and therapeutic potential.Neurosurgical review · 2026Review
- Carbonic Anhydrase IX and Cyclooxygenase-2 Regulation in Renal Cell Carcinoma and Impact on Therapeutic Efficiency of Anti-CAIX CAR T cells.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2026Article
- Rational design of D(+)-biotin-conjugated resorcinol dibenzyl ethers as tumor-targeted PD-L1 inhibitors for precision cancer immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Small molecules targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis for cancer immunotherapy.Theranostics · 2026Review
- PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in HIV-associated advanced lung cancer: from mechanisms to clinical practice.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Curcumin enhances GSDME-mediated pyroptosis to potentiate PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade in colorectal cancer.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Cancer immunotherapy involves blocking the interactions between the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoints with antibodies. This has shown unprecedented positive outcomes in clinics. Particularly, the PD-L1 antibody therapy has shown the efficiency in blocking membrane PD-L1 and efficacy in treating some advanced carcinoma. However, this therapy has limited effects on many solid tumors, suspecting to be relevant to PD-L1 located in other cellular compartments, where they play additional roles and are associated with poor prognosis. In this review, we highlight the advances of 3 current strategies on PD-1/PD-L1 based immunotherapy, summarize cellular distribution of PD-L1, and review the versatile functions of intracellular PD-L1. The intracellular distribution and function of PD-L1 may indicate why not all antibody blockade is able to fully stop PD-L1 biological functions and effectively inhibit tumor growth. In this regard, gene silencing may have advantages over antibody blockade on suppression of PD-L1 sources and functions. Apart from cancer cells, PD-L1 silencing on host immune cells such as APC and DC can also enhance T cell immunity, leading to tumor clearance. Moreover, the molecular regulation of PD-L1 expression in cells is being elucidated, which helps identify potential therapeutic molecules to target PD-L1 production and improve clinical outcomes. Based on our understandings of PD-L1 distribution, regulation, and function, we prospect that the more effective PD-L1-based cancer immunotherapy will be combination therapies.
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