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Review
. 2011:344:245-67.
doi: 10.1007/82_2010_81.

Immunobiology of cancer therapies targeting CD137 and B7-H1/PD-1 cosignal pathways

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Immunobiology of cancer therapies targeting CD137 and B7-H1/PD-1 cosignal pathways

Shengdian Wang et al. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 2011.

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy is finally entering a new era with manipulation of cosignaling pathways as a therapeutic approach, for which the principle was proved nearly two decades ago. In addition to CTLA-4, CD137 and B7-H1/PD-1 pathways are two new targets in the stage. CD137 pathway is costimulatory and its agonistic antibody delivers potent signal to drive T cell growth and activation. On the other hand, blockade of B7-H1/PD-1 pathway with antagonistic antibody has shown to protect ongoing T cell responses from impairment by immune evasion mechanism in cancer microenvironment. With these tools in hand, a mechanism-based design of combined immunotherapy with high efficacy is becoming a reality.

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