ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2022
Improvement of the anticancer efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade via combination therapy and PD-L1 regulation.
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302 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 433 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Concomitant anticoagulants and the survival of cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Prognostic Significance of B7H3 Expression in Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Pooled it
- The safety and efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 monoclonal antibodies for lung cancer brain metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis on brain metastasis.Neurosurgical review · 2025Pooled it
- Associations of PD-1 and PD-L1 gene polymorphisms with cancer risk: a meta-analysis based on 50 studies.Aging · 2024Pooled it
- Tiragolumab Plus Atezolizumab and Chemotherapy for Advanced Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase 3 SKYSCRAPER-06 Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA oncology · 2026Trial
- Circulating immune cell profiling in advanced cervical and endometrial cancer patients treated with PD-1 blockade, radiotherapy, and immune modulation in the PRIMMO trial.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Trial
- Sequential versus concurrent neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a randomized, controlled, open-label, phase 2 trial (HCHTOG1906).Frontiers in immunology · 2026Trial
- Combination therapy for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer: a novel at-home regimen with envafolimab, lenvatinib, and etoposide.The oncologist · 2025Trial
- Model-informed drug development of envafolimab, a subcutaneously injectable PD-L1 antibody, in patients with advanced solid tumors.The oncologist · 2024Trial
- Nanoadjuvant-based membrane poration boosts antitumor immunity via modulating mitochondrial metabolism to downregulate PD-L1 and upregulate STING.Bioactive materials · 2027Article
- Nanomedicine-based cancer immunotherapy: translational barriers, mechanistic strategies, and future perspectives.Drug delivery · 2026Review
- Antitumor activity and structure-activity relationship of poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP)-based dual inhibitors.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- Interventional Management of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Portal Vein Tumor Thrombosis: Are There Differences Between East and West?Current oncology reports · 2026Review
- DPP9 inhibition boosts antitumor immunity by disrupting BRISC-mediated PD-L1 expression in clear cell renal cell carcinoma.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Spatiotemporally Controlled Sequential Chemo-Immunotherapy Activates Pyroptosis for Robust Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Integrated Machine Learning and Molecular Simulation-Guided Discovery of Novel Small-Molecule PD-L1 Inhibitors.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Integration of Multi-Omics Data To Understand the Multifaceted Role of RAMP1 across Different Cancer Types.Cell biochemistry and biophysics · 2026Review
- A bioinformatics analysis of KIF transcriptomic subtyping reveals prognostic heterogeneity and differential therapeutic responses in cervical cancer.Oncology letters · 2026Article
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Abstract
Immune checkpoint molecules are promising anticancer targets, among which therapeutic antibodies targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway have been widely applied to cancer treatment in clinical practice and have great potential. However, this treatment is greatly limited by its low response rates in certain cancers, lack of known biomarkers, immune-related toxicity, innate and acquired drug resistance, etc. Overcoming these limitations would significantly expand the anticancer applications of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade and improve the response rate and survival time of cancer patients. In the present review, we first illustrate the biological mechanisms of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoints and their role in the healthy immune system as well as in the tumor microenvironment (TME). The PD-1/PD-L1 pathway inhibits the anticancer effect of T cells in the TME, which in turn regulates the expression levels of PD-1 and PD-L1 through multiple mechanisms. Several strategies have been proposed to solve the limitations of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment, including combination therapy with other standard treatments, such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy, anti-angiogenic therapy, other immunotherapies and even diet control. Downregulation of PD-L1 expression in the TME via pharmacological or gene regulation methods improves the efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 treatment. Surprisingly, recent preclinical studies have shown that upregulation of PD-L1 in the TME also improves the response and efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade. Immunotherapy is a promising anticancer strategy that provides novel insight into clinical applications. This review aims to guide the development of more effective and less toxic anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapies.
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