Marie Yurkovich and Malik Kaman co-authored this blog post with Vikas Verma.
Antibodies that target immune checkpoints, like those against programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) or its ligand (PD-L1), have rapidly changed the oncology treatment landscape for multiple tumor types including melanoma, bladder cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Opdivo and Keytruda, the flagbearers for anti-PD-1 therapy, have collective sales of more than $8 billion alongside a presence in more than six oncology indications.
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