immunocheckpoint

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

immuno- +‎ checkpoint

Noun[edit]

immunocheckpoint (plural immunocheckpoints)

  1. (immunology, biochemistry) A checkpoint protein on T cells
    • 2015 December 8, “Investigation of FOXM1 as a Potential New Target for Melanoma”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Non-antigen-specific immunotherapies such as immunocheckpoint blockades have been shown to be effective in the treatment of advanced melanoma.
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