Tumor-Intrinsic PD-L1 Signaling in Cancer Initiation, Development and Treatment: Beyond Immune Evasion

Although the role of PD-L1 in suppressing the anti-tumor immune response is extensively documented, recent discoveries indicate a distinct tumor-intrinsic role for PD-L1 in modulating epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), cancer stem cell (CSC)-like phenotype, metastasis and resistance to ther...

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Main Authors: Peixin Dong, Ying Xiong, Junming Yue, Sharon J. B. Hanley, Hidemichi Watari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
EMT
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00386/full