Abstract:Programmed cell death-1(PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 inhibitors can inhibit PD-1 and PD-L1 combination to block negative control signals, leading to activity of T cells and enhancement of immune responses. Targeted PD-1/PD-L1 drugs currently approved for marketing include Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab, Atezolizumab, etc. Clinical studies have shown that PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have a definite effect on monotherapy or combined with ipilimumab for the treatment of melanoma and second-line treatment PD-L1 positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer. At the same time, clinical trials for the treatment of breast cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, urothelial cancer, lymphoma and other malignancies are actively underway. At present, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors have some problems such as potential serious adverse reactions, uncertain treatment model, difficult to evaluate efficacy and expensive price. This article mainly reviews the action mechanism and current situation of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors as well as their application in the treatment of various tumors, points out the problems existing in the current research, and provides some ideas and basis for follow-up research and government related policy formulation.
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