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Open AccessImpact of cemiplimab treatment duration on clinical outcomes in advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Treatment duration with checkpoint inhibitors must be optimized to prevent unjustified toxicity, but evidence for the management of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is lacking. A retrospective study was perfo...
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Open AccessMelanoma-derived soluble mediators modulate neutrophil biological properties and the release of neutrophil extracellular traps
Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) are the main effector cells in the inflammatory response. The significance of PMN infiltration in the tumor microenvironment remains unclear. Metastatic melanoma is the mos...
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A phase II study of the L19IL2 immunocytokine in combination with dacarbazine in advanced metastatic melanoma patients
Engineered cytokine products represent promising agents for the treatment of immunogenic tumors, such as malignant melanoma, in addition to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Here we describe the results of a contr...
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Soluble CTLA-4 as a favorable predictive biomarker in metastatic melanoma patients treated with ipilimumab: an Italian melanoma intergroup study
CTLA-4 blockade by means of ipilimumab (IPI) potentiates the immune response and improves overall survival (OS) in a minority of metastatic melanoma (MM) patients. We investigated the role of soluble CTLA-4 (s...
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Tenth annual meeting of the Italian Network for Tumor Biotherapy (NIBIT), SIENA, Italy, November 5–7, 2012
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Inhibitory effects of anti-CXCR4 antibodies on human colon cancer cells
Background: CXCR4, the chemokine receptor for CXCL12, has recently been involved in the metastatic process of several neoplasms. Materials and methods: The expression of CXCR4 was evaluated by immunohistochemistr...
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Prospective clinical trials of biotherapies in solid tumors: a 5-year survey
Purpose: To review the content and quality of prospective clinical trials of biotherapies in solid tumors. Methods: Data were collected from the literature between 1990 and 2002 on general study characteristic...