scholarly journals A subcutaneous abscess following anti‐programmed cell death 1/programmed death‐ligand 1 antibody treatment for lung cancer

Author(s):  
Hitomi Sugino ◽  
Yu Sawada ◽  
Motonobu Nakamura
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malika Al-Dughaishi ◽  
Asem Shalaby ◽  
Khawla Al-Ribkhi ◽  
Ammar Boudaka ◽  
Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel ◽  
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Programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) is an inhibitory molecule expressed by cancer cells to supress T-cell activity and escape anti-tumour immunity. The role of PD-L1 in cancer has been studied extensively as it is considered an important immune checkpoint against immune over-activation through its interaction with Programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) expressed on activated lymphocytes. PD-L1 expression was found to be enhanced by chemotherapy through different proliferation pathways. However, the predictive and prognostic value for PD-L1 expression in cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is not yet established. This review focused on the potential effects of chemotherapy on PD-L1 expression and the role of PD-L1 as a prognostic and predictive marker in NAC-treated cancer patients. In addition, the potential use of this marker in clinical practice is discussed.Keywords: Programmed Cell Death 1 Ligand 1; Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Cancer.


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