PD-L1 and PD-1 expression are correlated with distinctive clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma

• Main Authors: Yanhua Bai (Author), Dongfeng Niu (Author), Xiaozheng Huang (Author), Ling Jia (Author), Qiang Kang (Author), Fangyuan Dou (Author), Xinqiang Ji (Author), Weicheng Xue (Author), Yiqiang Liu (Author), Zhongwu Li (Author), Qin Feng (Author), Dongmei Lin (Author), Kennichi Kakudo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Immune checkpoint blockade targeting PD-1/PD-L1 has shown efficacy in several types of cancers. However, the correlation between PD-L1/PD-1 expression and the specific clinicopathological features in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has not been investigated. Methods We examined...