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ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2026

Strategies to target PD-1/PD-L1 in the tumor microenvironment.

Yulan Kui, Fan Tong, Ruiguang Zhang, Xiaorong Dong, Jian Wang

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yulan KuiCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Fan TongCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Ruiguang ZhangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China.
Xiaorong DongCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China. xiaorongdong@hust.edu.cn.
Jian WangCancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China. jerrywang9@163.com.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, cancer immunotherapy has become one of the most important methods in cancer treatment, which can kill tumors by activating the immune system. The PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint signaling pathway in the tumor microenvironment can impair T cell responses and thereby promote tumor immune escape. Blocking the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway can enhance the antitumor immune response and improve the therapeutic effect. Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies have shown antitumor effects in clinical practice and are revolutionizing the field of cancer management. Recent studies have shown that the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in the tumor microenvironment is finely regulated, and inhibition of the PD-1/PD-L1 signal by targeting its regulatory mechanism can activate the antitumor immune response and reverse the tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment. New strategies and drugs designed and developed for the PD-1/PD-L1 blockade have brought new hope for better treatment of tumors. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: Not applicable.

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AntibodyInhibitorPD-1PD-L1Tumor microenvironment

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