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Immune checkpoint modulators: Introduction

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Immune checkpoint blockade is a clinically validated and effective treatment for many cancers, and certain inflammatory conditions. Synergistic effects of combinations of immunotherapy agents, or immunotherapy agents plus conventional cancer drugs offers great potential for enhanced efficacy [3-4]. In addition to those validated targets, evidence for new druggable checkpoints is evolving [1-2].

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2. Collin M. (2016) Immune checkpoint inhibitors: a patent review (2010-2015). Expert Opin Ther Pat, 26 (5): 555-64. [PMID:27054314]

3. Melero I, Berman DM, Aznar MA, Korman AJ, Pérez Gracia JL, Haanen J. (2015) Evolving synergistic combinations of targeted immunotherapies to combat cancer. Nat Rev Cancer, 15 (8): 457-72. [PMID:26205340]

4. Vilgelm AE, Johnson DB, Richmond A. (2016) Combinatorial approach to cancer immunotherapy: strength in numbers. J Leukoc Biol, 100 (2): 275-90. [PMID:27256570]

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