PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor therapy: transitioning from a second-line to a first-line therapy for non-small cell lung cancer

Recently, monoclonal antibodies targeting the programmed death 1 (PD-1)/PD ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway have dramatically changed the treatment paradigm for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Several PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have been validated as second-line therapies for NSCLC, and are now being activel...

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Main Author: Jong-Mu Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sungkyunkwan University School of Medi 2017-03-01
Series:Precision and Future Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.pfmjournal.org/upload/pdf/pfm-2017-00066.pdf