{"title":"The Mechanism of Checkpoint Inhibitors in Gynecologic Cancer","authors":"Karoutsos Petros, Karoutsos Dimitrios, Karoutsou Eftychia","doi":"10.4172/2157-2518.1000281","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Currently, immunomodulators are used in different cancer entities, including gynecologic malignancies. Toxicity is variable but of narrow extent. Among immunomodulators, checkpoint inhibitors are used to enhance the immune system and significantly improve therapeutic results of advanced disease, mounting tumor progression.","PeriodicalId":15209,"journal":{"name":"Journal of carcinogenesis & mutagenesis","volume":"3 1","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of carcinogenesis & mutagenesis","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-2518.1000281","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Currently, immunomodulators are used in different cancer entities, including gynecologic malignancies. Toxicity is variable but of narrow extent. Among immunomodulators, checkpoint inhibitors are used to enhance the immune system and significantly improve therapeutic results of advanced disease, mounting tumor progression.