Upregulation of circulating PD-L1/PD-1 is associated with poor post-cryoablation prognosis in patients with HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma.

BACKGROUND: The programmed cell death-1 receptor/programmed cell death-1 ligand (PD-1/PD-L1) pathway plays a crucial role in tumor evasion from host immunity. This study was designed to evaluate the association between circulating PD-L1/PD-1 and prognosis after cryoablation in patients with HBV-rela...

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Main Authors: Zhen Zeng, Feng Shi, Lin Zhou, Min-Na Zhang, Yan Chen, Xiu-Juan Chang, Yin-Ying Lu, Wen-Lin Bai, Jian-Hui Qu, Chun-Ping Wang, Hong Wang, Min Lou, Fu-Sheng Wang, Ji-Yun Lv, Yong-Ping Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3164659?pdf=render