PD-1 blockade and OX40 triggering synergistically protects against tumor growth in a murine model of ovarian cancer.

The co-inhibitory receptor Programmed Death-1 (PD-1) curtails immune responses and prevent autoimmunity, however, tumors exploit this pathway to escape from immune destruction. The co-stimulatory receptor OX40 is upregulated on T cells following activation and increases their clonal expansion, survi...

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Main Authors: Zhiqiang Guo, Xin Wang, Dali Cheng, Zhijun Xia, Meng Luan, Shulan Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3937343?pdf=render