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Immune checkpoint inhibitors in pediatric central nervous system tumors: biology, clinical experience, and translational pathways to precision immunotherapy.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 2 Mar 2026
Yenidogan Irem, Tabori Uri, Das Anirban
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PURPOSE: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have transformed cancer therapy but remain of limited efficacy in pediatric central nervous system tumors, which are characterized by low tumor mutational burden, sparse antigen presentation, and profoundly immunosuppressive microenvironments. CONTENT: Across pediatric trials, ICI monotherapy targeting the PD-1/PD-L1 axis has largely failed to show substantive benefits,...
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