immunocheckpoint
English
editEtymology
editFrom immuno- + checkpoint.
Noun
editimmunocheckpoint (plural immunocheckpoints)
- (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], :
- Non-antigen-specific immunotherapies such as immunocheckpoint blockades have been shown to be effective in the treatment of advanced melanoma.