Tumor-specific delivery of immune checkpoint inhibitors by engineered AAV vectors

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can block distinct receptors on T cells or tumor cells thus preventing T cell inactivation and tumor immune escape. While the clinical response to treatment with ICIs in cancer patients is impressive, this therapy is often associated with a number of immune-relate...

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Main Authors: Reul, Johanna (Author) , Engeland, Christine Elisabeth (Author) , Ungerechts, Guy (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 14 February 2019
In: Frontiers in oncology
Year: 2019, Volume: 9
ISSN:2234-943X
DOI:10.3389/fonc.2019.00052
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2019.00052
Verlag, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2019.00052/full
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Author Notes:Johanna Reul, Janina Frisch, Christine E. Engeland, Frederic B. Thalheimer, Jessica Hartmann, Guy Ungerechts and Christian J. Buchholz

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