Checkpoint inhibitors are a type of immunotherapy. These drugs block different proteins called checkpoint proteins that stop the immune system from attacking the cancer cells. They are a treatment for ...

The idea of using the body’s immune system to destroy cancer cells has been around since the early days of oncology, but it is only in the last decade that immune checkpoint inhibitors have ...

Chavez, MD, discusses the efficacy of immunotherapy for the potential treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancers.

Researchers from the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan have identified an increased risk of psoriasis in patients ...

BOSTON -- Patients with metastatic lung cancer who were treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs ... I couldn't name a ...

Checkpoint inhibitors are a groundbreaking class of cancer treatment, but they come with two frustrating challenges. In some cases, tumors show no initial response, rendering the therapy ...

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains a predominant cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as a transformative therapeutic ...

Patients with cancer who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have more than twice the risk for developing psoriasis compared with those who receive other treatments. Researchers conducted a ...