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Topic starter 28/02/2022 6:23 am  

What is an immune checkpoint inhibitor?


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28/02/2022 11:51 am  

It is a kind of medication (Nivolumab, Cemiplimab) that blocks certain proteins made by several cells of the immune system, T cells, and a type of cancer cell. These proteins help control immune responses and can keep T cells from killing cancer cells. When these proteins are blocked, breakdowns in the immune system are released and T cells are better able to kill cancer cells. Immune therapy is a technique that uses immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat a specific type of cancer, a recent discovery.


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Topic starter 28/02/2022 12:14 pm  

@morphism @antony10 Thanks) It is very useful) 


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28/02/2022 3:40 pm  

That's a drug that blocks proteins. Examples of immune checkpoint inhibitors include pembrolizumab (Keytruda), ipilimumab (Yervoy), nivolumab (Opdivo) and atezolizumab (Tecentriq).


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@benzol00 you're welcome, my friend)


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