CD73: A potential biomarker for anti-PD-1 therapy.

Oncoimmunology

Cancer Immunology Program; Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre ; East Melbourne, VIC Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology; The University of Melbourne ; Parkville, Australia ; Department of Immunology; Monash University ; Clayton, Australia ; Department of Pathology; University of Melbourne ; Parkville, Australia.

Published: November 2015

In our recent study, we show that tumoral CD73 expression limits the efficacy of anti-PD-1 therapy, and this is rescued by concomitant A blockade. Since CD73 is known to be overexpressed in several human cancers and A antagonists have undergone clinical trials for Parkinson's Disease, this combination warrants further investigation.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4589050PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2015.1046675DOI Listing

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