Normally, your immune system helps defend against internal threats, such as cancer, using specialized immune cells called T cells. Some types of cancer cells present a protein called PD-L1, which interacts with the PD-1 receptor on your T cells. This can deactivate your T cells and prevent them from recognizing and attacking the cancer. Nivolumab blocks the PD-1 receptor on T cells and can halt the effects on PD-L1 on T cells, allowing them to be active and do their job.
| SparkCures ID | 99 |
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| Developed By | Bristol Myers Squibb |
| Generic Name | Nivolumab |
| Additional Names | BMS-936558 |
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