Anti-CD137 and PD-1/PD-L1 Antibodies En Route toward Clinical Synergy

Elisabeth Pérez-Ruiz1,2,3, Iñaki Etxeberria1,2, Maria E Rodriguez-Ruiz1,2,4,5

  • 1Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Pamplona, Spain.

T-cell costimulation and coinhibition can be respectively exploited by blocking and agonist mAbs. Both strategies can be synergistically combined in mouse models. Early clinical results from combinations of anti-PD-1 mAbs in conjunction with agonist anti-CD137 (4-1BB) mAbs show excellent safety and promising efficacy. Clin Cancer Res; 23(18); 5326-8. ©2017 AACRSee related article by Tolcher et al., p. 5349.

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