Tumor derived cell-free nucleic acid upregulates programmed death-ligand 1 expression in neutrophil via intracellular Toll-like receptor signaling

Suguru Saito; Duo-Yao Cao; Tomohiro Shibata; Yan Liu; Aoi Otagiri-Hoshi; Xiaojiang Cui; Kenneth E. Bernstein

doi:10.1002/cac2.12615

Cancer Communications ›› 2025, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (01) : 4-8. DOI: 10.1002/cac2.12615

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Tumor derived cell-free nucleic acid upregulates programmed death-ligand 1 expression in neutrophil via intracellular Toll-like receptor signaling

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Suguru Saito, Duo-Yao Cao, Tomohiro Shibata, Yan Liu, Aoi Otagiri-Hoshi, Xiaojiang Cui, Kenneth E. Bernstein. Tumor derived cell-free nucleic acid upregulates programmed death-ligand 1 expression in neutrophil via intracellular Toll-like receptor signaling. Cancer Communications, 2025, 45(01): 4‒8 https://doi.org/10.1002/cac2.12615

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