ReviewFASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2024
LAG-3-An incompletely understood target in cancer therapy.
Review in FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Immune Checkpoints in Leukaemia as Gatekeepers of Immuno-Modulation.Immunology · 2026Review
- Enhancing persistence while managing cytokine release syndrome to embrace next-generation CAR-T cell therapy.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Progress of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastric cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Review
- TREM2 and LAG-3 in cancer and Alzheimer's disease immunotherapy.Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2025Review
- Dual role of interferon-gamma in the response of melanoma patients to immunotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors.Molecular cancer · 2025Review
- Enhancing antitumor immunity: the role of immune checkpoint inhibitors, anti-angiogenic therapy, and macrophage reprogramming.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- LAG-3-An incompletely understood target in cancer therapy.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2024Review
- Tumor Microenvironment Drives the Cross-Talk Between Co-Stimulatory and Inhibitory Molecules in Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes: Implications for Optimizing Immunotherapy Outcomes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
LAG-3 is a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily expressed on activated T cells, but also on other immune cells. It has significant homology to CD4. Both molecules have four extracellular Ig-like domains with similar structural motifs but the sequence identity between LAG-3 and CD4 is low. Furthermore, unlike CD4 LAG-3 restrains T cell responses and antibodies targeting this receptor are emerging drugs in cancer immunotherapy. A combination of LAG-3 and PD-1 antibodies has already been approved for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. Despite this success, its biology is still not well understood. Here we summarize the current knowledge on expression, ligands, and function of LAG-3. We point to the differences between LAG-3 and other inhibitory immune checkpoints and describe obstacles to study the role of this receptor in T cell activation processes. Finally, we discuss future directions for scientific efforts to come to a more complete understanding of the biology of this eminent immune checkpoint.
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