Cancer immunotherapy: Overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Faisal Fa'ak; Adi Diab

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-56824-5_2

Cancer immunotherapy: Overview of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Faisal Fa'ak, Adi Diab

Melanoma Medical Oncology

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Abstract

Cancer treatment has been fully transformed with the development of cancer immunotherapies. The progress in the understanding of the immune system has led to the development of monoclonal antibodies targeted against regulatory immune checkpoints, which control T-cell activation. These therapies produce an antitumor response characterized by constant surveillance, specificity against tumor antigen, and long-lasting memory to protect against tumor relapse. In this chapter, we will discuss seven Food and Drug Administration-approved immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of various malignancies, targeting two main signaling pathways, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 and programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand-1.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Rheumatic Diseases and Syndromes Induced by Cancer Immunotherapy
Subtitle of host publication	A Handbook for Diagnosis and Management
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	31-47
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030568245
ISBN (Print)	9783030568238
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56824-5_2
State	Published - Feb 16 2021

Keywords

Anti-CTLA4 inhibitors
Anti-PD-1 inhibitors
Anti-PD-L1 inhibitors
Cancer immunotherapy
Immune checkpoint inhibitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine
General Immunology and Microbiology

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