PD-1 silencing impairs the anti-tumor function of chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells by inhibiting proliferation activity

Jianshu Wei, Can Luo, Yao Wang, Yelei Guo, Hanren Dai, Chuan Tong, Dongdong Ti, Zhiqiang Wu, Weidong Han

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer · 2019 · 102 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that PD-1 might play an important role in maintaining the proper proliferation and differentiation of T cells, and PD-1 silencing would impair T cells' anti-tumor function by inhibiting their proliferation activity.

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