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VISTA is an inhibitory immune checkpoint that is increased after ipilimumab therapy in patients with prostate cancer.

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Abstract
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To date, anti-CTLA-4 (ipilimumab) or anti-PD-1 (nivolumab) monotherapy has not been demonstrated to be of substantial clinical benefit in patients with prostate cancer. To identify additional immune-inhibitory pathways in the prostate-tumor microenvironment, we evaluated untreated and ipilimumab-treated tumors from patients in a presurgical clinical trial. Levels of the PD-L1 and VISTA inhibitory molecules increased on independent subsets of macrophages in treated tumors. Our data suggest that VISTA represents another compensatory inhibitory pathway in prostate tumors after ipilimumab therapy.

Year of Publication
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2017
Journal
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Nature medicine
Volume
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23
Issue
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5
Number of Pages
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551-555
ISSN Number
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1078-8956
URL
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nm.4308
DOI
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10.1038/nm.4308
Short Title
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Nat Med
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