Immune checkpoint therapy—current perspectives and future directions

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The Clinical KRAS(G12C) Inhibitor AMG 510 Drives Anti-Tumour Immunity

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CD28 and CTLA-4 have opposing effects on the response of T cells to stimulation.

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B cells are associated with survival and immunotherapy response in sarcoma

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Nivolumab plus Cabozantinib versus Sunitinib for Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma

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Fecal microbiota transplant overcomes resistance to anti–PD-1 therapy in melanoma patients

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Fecal microbiota transplant promotes response in immunotherapy-refractory melanoma patients

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Hallmarks of response, resistance, and toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade

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Distinct cellular mechanisms underlie anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1 checkpoint blockade

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Loss of IFN-γ pathway genes in tumor cells as a mechanism of resistance to anti-CTLA-4 therapy

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Fecal microbiota transplantation for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated colitis

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CTLA4 blockade and GM-CSF combination immunotherapy alters the intratumor balance of effector and regulatory T cells

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TREM2 Modulation Remodels the Tumor Myeloid Landscape Enhancing Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy

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KRAS-IRF2 axis drives immune suppression and immune therapy resistance in colorectal cancer

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CTLA-4 blockade increases IFNγ-producing CD4 ⁺ ICOS ^hi cells to shift the ratio of effector to regulatory T cells in cancer patients

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Cross-cohort gut microbiome associations with immune checkpoint inhibitor response in advanced melanoma

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Differences in tumor microenvironment dictate T helper lineage polarization and response to immune checkpoint therapy

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Immune profiling of human tumors identifies CD73 as a combinatorial target in glioblastoma

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Analysis of the association between adverse events and outcome in patients receiving a programmed death protein 1 or programmed death ligand 1 antibody

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Modulation of EZH2 expression in T cells improves efficacy of anti-CTLA-4 therapy

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The ICOS/ICOSL Pathway Is Required for Optimal Antitumor Responses Mediated by Anti–CTLA-4 Therapy

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Neoantigen responses, immune correlates, and favorable outcomes after ipilimumab treatment of patients with prostate cancer

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<i>ARID1A</i> mutation plus CXCL13 expression act as combinatorial biomarkers to predict responses to immune checkpoint therapy in mUCC

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The liver as a central "hub" of the immune system: pathophysiological implications

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Benzodiazepines compromise the outcome of cancer immunotherapy

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