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Checkpoint blockade: a concept or already a reality?

1st Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference (ITOC 1)

12 - 14 Mar 2014

Published: 20 May 2014

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Prof Paolo Ascierto - National Cancer Institute 'Foundazione G. Pascale', Naples, Italy

At the 1st Immunotherapy of Cancer Conference ( ITOC ) at a sponsored symposium supported by BMS Professor Ascierto highlights that I-O therapies, based on immune checkpoint inhibition, are in clinical development. These agents are being investigated for their potential to provide long-term survival in patients with various solid or haematologic malignancies. Professor Ascierto gives an overview of the clinical experience to date and provides an update on biomarker development.

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