Publications by authors named "Mark K Jacob"

Tumor cells predominantly express self-antigens and overcoming self-tolerance is the primary challenge to effective immunotherapy. Tumors also express ligands for co-inhibitory molecules on immune cells, in order to suppress anti-tumor immunity. Over a decade ago, the first antibodies generated to block the co-inhibitory molecule CTLA-4 was tested in patients with metastatic melanoma.

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