Peripheral blood T lymphocytes are downregulated by the PD-1/PD-L1 axis in advanced gastric cancer.

Conclusions: Downregulation of peripheral blood CD4(+) and CD8(+) lymphocytes can be associated with PD-1/PD-L1 expression. This can lead to attenuation of the general immune response in GC. PMID: 31110545 [PubMed]
Source: Archives of Medical Science - Category: General Medicine Tags: Arch Med Sci Source Type: research