Safety and Activity of Anti–PD-L1 Antibody in Patients with Advanced Cancer

2012 New England Journal of Medicine 7,854 citations

Abstract

Antibody-mediated blockade of PD-L1 induced durable tumor regression (objective response rate of 6 to 17%) and prolonged stabilization of disease (rates of 12 to 41% at 24 weeks) in patients with advanced cancers, including non-small-cell lung cancer, melanoma, and renal-cell cancer. (Funded by Bristol-Myers Squibb and others; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00729664.).

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BlockadeImmune systemPD-L1MedicineAntibodyIn vitroCancerCancer researchReceptorImmune checkpointProgrammed cell deathImmunologyFunction (biology)Cancer cellImmunotherapyApoptosisCell biologyBiologyInternal medicineBiochemistry

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Year
2012
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Volume
366
Issue
26
Pages
2455-2465
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Julie R. Brahmer, Scott S. Tykodi, Laura Q.M. Chow et al. (2012). Safety and Activity of Anti–PD-L1 Antibody in Patients with Advanced Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine , 366 (26) , 2455-2465. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1200694

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10.1056/nejmoa1200694