PD-L1 inhibitor INCB099318

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-015888",
  "term": "PD-L1 inhibitor INCB099318",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An orally available, small molecule inhibitor of the immunosuppressive ligand programmed cell death-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1; cluster of differentiation 274; CD274), with potential immune checkpoint inhibitory and antineoplastic activities. Upon oral administration, PD-L1 inhibitor INCB099318 specifically targets and binds to PD-L1 expressed on tumor cells, thereby preventing the binding and subsequent activation of its receptor, programmed cell death 1 (PD-1; PDCD1; CD279; programmed death-1). This reverses T-cell inactivation caused by PD-L1/PD-1 signaling, increases T-cell expansion and enhances the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL)-mediated anti-tumor immune response against PD-L1-expressing tumor cells. PD-L1, a transmembrane protein expressed on activated T cells, is overexpressed in some cancer types and plays a significant role in immune evasion by tumor cells.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pd-l1-inhibitor-incb099318/"
}