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SUBMITTER: Sharma N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6534983 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sharma Naveen N Vacher Jean J Allison James P JP
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20190510 21
Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as anti-CTLA-4 antibody are widely accepted therapeutic options for many cancers, but there is still a considerable gap in achieving their full potential. We explored the potential of activating the innate and adaptive immune pathways together to improve tumor reduction and survival outcomes. We treated a mouse model of melanoma with intratumoral injections of Toll-like receptor 1/2 (TLR1/2) ligand Pam3CSK4 plus i.p. injections of anti-CTLA-4 antibody. This comb ...[more]