Friday, November 16, 2018

CHECKPOINT THERAPY

Linda, Whiskers, Patches & Me

Two guys who made their names in immunological research won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology.  One is from Texas, the other from Kyoto, Japan.  They worked independently, but almost simultaneously they gave intellectual birth to our old friend, the checkpoint inhibitor.  Here is a PDF describing their work.  It is easy to follow and well worth a bit of your time.

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/press-medicine2018.pdf

In case you need a refresher course in checkpoint inhibitors, you could start here:

https://ljb-quiltcutie.blogspot.com/2016/05/more-progress.html




1 comment:

  1. More on checkpoint inhibitors. Kinda technical.

    http://www.cancernetwork.com/ovarian-cancer/where-does-immune-checkpoint-inhibition-fit-advanced-ovarian-cancer-treatment

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