Anti-PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade for Head and Neck Cancer: Biomarkers of Response and Resistance.

Otolaryngol Clin North Am

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address:

Published: August 2021

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