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• a variation of immune checkpoint inhibitor.

checkpoint inhibitor

American  

[chek-point in-hib-it-er] / ˈtʃɛkˌpɔɪnt ɪnˌhɪb ɪt ər /

noun

checkpoint inhibitors plural

1. Medicine/Medical. any of a class of drugs used in immunotherapy treatment for cancer, operating by blocking checkpoint proteins.

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• checkpoint inhibitors
  plural

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checkpoint inhibitor

Doctors typically then give a checkpoint inhibitor or targeted drug if patients have a particular mutation, but many still continue to show cancer progression.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

Anktiva, in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, received accelerated approval in Saudi Arabia earlier this year for the treatment of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

One such treatment uses immune checkpoint inhibitor drugs to unleash the immune system by releasing the natural brakes that keep immune T cells quiet, a feature that prevents the body from harming itself.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024

The personalized vaccine works in concert with Merck's Keytruda, a so-called checkpoint inhibitor designed to disable a protein called programmed death 1, or PD-1, that helps cancer to evade the immune system.

From Reuters ● Jul. 26, 2023

All got a type of drug, known as a checkpoint inhibitor, that blocks a crucial protein from enabling tumors to evade T cells.

From Science Magazine ● Apr. 16, 2023