Current status of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gastrointestinal cancers

Journal of Cancer

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1460-1465

  Kim, Bum Jun ^a   Jang, Hyun Joo ^a   Kim, Hyeong Su ^a   Kim, Jung Han ^a  

^a Hallym University Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer immunotherapy; Gastrointestinal cancer; Immune checkpoint inhibitor; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; IMMUNE CHECKPOINT INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG EFFICACY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR IMMUNITY;

EID: 85019958560     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18379664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/jca.18470     Document Type: Review

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