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SUBMITTER: Brahmer JR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3563263 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brahmer Julie R JR Tykodi Scott S SS Chow Laura Q M LQ Hwu Wen-Jen WJ Topalian Suzanne L SL Hwu Patrick P Drake Charles G CG Camacho Luis H LH Kauh John J Odunsi Kunle K Pitot Henry C HC Hamid Omid O Bhatia Shailender S Martins Renato R Eaton Keith K Chen Shuming S Salay Theresa M TM Alaparthy Suresh S Grosso Joseph F JF Korman Alan J AJ Parker Susan M SM Agrawal Shruti S Goldberg Stacie M SM Pardoll Drew M DM Gupta Ashok A Wigginton Jon M JM
The New England journal of medicine 20120602 26
<h4>Background</h4>Programmed death 1 (PD-1) protein, a T-cell coinhibitory receptor, and one of its ligands, PD-L1, play a pivotal role in the ability of tumor cells to evade the host's immune system. Blockade of interactions between PD-1 and PD-L1 enhances immune function in vitro and mediates antitumor activity in preclinical models.<h4>Methods</h4>In this multicenter phase 1 trial, we administered intravenous anti-PD-L1 antibody (at escalating doses ranging from 0.3 to 10 mg per kilogram of ...[more]