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ReviewClinical and experimental medicine2025

PD-L1 importance in malignancies comprehensive insights into the role of PD-L1 in malignancies: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic opportunities.

Mojdeh Soltani, Mohammad Abbaszadeh, Hamed Fouladseresht, Mark J M Sullman, Nahid Eskandari

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Review in Clinical and experimental medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mojdeh SoltaniDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mohammad AbbaszadehDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Hamed FouladsereshtDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Mark J M SullmanDepartment of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Nahid EskandariDepartment of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. neskandari@med.mui.ac.ir.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phenomenon of upregulated programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is common in numerous human malignancies. The overexpression of PD-L1 significantly contributes to immune evasion because its interaction with the PD-1 receptor on activated T lymphocytes impairs anti-tumour immunity by neutralizing T cell stimulatory signals. Furthermore, beyond its immunological interface, PD-L1 possesses intrinsic capabilities that directly modulate oncogenic processes, fostering cancer cell proliferation and survival. This dual function of PD-L1 challenges the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors and highlights its possible application as a direct target for therapy. Recent discoveries concerning the cancer cell-intrinsic signalling pathways of PD-L1 have significantly enhanced our understanding of the pathological implications linked to its tumour-specific expression. These entail the orchestration of tumour proliferation and viability, maintenance of cancer stem cell-like phenotypes, modulation of immune responses, as well as impacts on DNA repair mechanisms and transcriptional regulation. This review aims to deliver an exhaustive synthesis of PD-L1's molecular underpinnings alongside its clinical implications in a spectrum of cancers, spanning both solid neoplasms and haematological disorders. It underscores the necessity for an integrated understanding of PD-L1 in further refining therapeutic strategies and improving patient outcomes.

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B7-H1 AntigenNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsSignal TransductionB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsHaematological malignanciesImmune checkpointsImmunotherapyPD-L1Programmed death ligand-1Solid tumour

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PMID40180653
PMCPMC11968484

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