ReviewRSC medicinal chemistry2024
Progress in small-molecule inhibitors targeting PD-L1.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- Integrated Machine Learning and Molecular Simulation-Guided Discovery of Novel Small-Molecule PD-L1 Inhibitors.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Multiscale Explainable Machine Learning Reveals Descriptor-Invariant Molecular Determinants of Small-Molecule PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibition.ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2026Article
- A Single-Amino-Acid Ligand for LAT1: A Minimalist and Modular Platform for Lysosome-Targeted Degradation of Membrane Proteins.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- A destination-driven framework for nanoparticle-enabled targeted protein degradation.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2026Review
- One Face, Three Solutions: Structural Convergence in PD-L1 Inhibition across Antibodies, Macrocycles, and Small Molecules.Journal of medicinal chemistry · 2026Review
- In silico screen identifies Pranidipine as a potential inhibitor of the PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- FungalInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Exploring FDA-approved small molecules for their potential as PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors: integrating computational screening with experimental testing.Journal of molecular modeling · 2026Article
- Small molecules targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis for cancer immunotherapy.Theranostics · 2026Review
- Recent advances in targeting protein degradation for tumor immunotherapy.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2025Review
- Discovery of novel biphenyl compounds bearing hydroxamic acid moiety as the first PD-L1/class I HDACs dual inhibitors.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2025Article
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- Beyond monoclonal antibodies: constraints and the case for alternative PD-1/PD-L1-targeting formats.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
PD-L1 is a transmembrane protein overexpressed by tumor cells. It binds to PD-1 on the surface of T-cells, suppresses T-cell activity and hinders the immune response against cancer. Clinically, several monoclonal antibodies targeting PD-1/PD-L1 have achieved significant success in cancer immunotherapy. Nevertheless, their disadvantages, such as unchecked immune responses, high cost and long half-life, stimulated pharmacologists to develop small-molecule inhibitors targeting PD-1/PD-L1. After a batch of excellent inhibitors with a biphenyl core structure were firstly reported by BMS, more and more researchers focused on small-molecule inhibitors targeting PD-L1 rather than PD-1. Numerous small-molecule inhibitors were extensively designed and synthesized in the past few years. In this paper, the structural characteristics of PD-L1 and complexes of PD-L1 with its inhibitors are elaborated and small molecule inhibitors developed in the last decade are summarized as well. This paper aims to provide insights into further designing and synthesis of small molecule inhibitors targeting PD-L1.
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