Opinion|Videos|November 1, 2023
The Role of Lymphocyte-Activation Gene 3 (LAG-3) in Metastatic Melanoma
Author(s)Hussein A. Tawbi, MD, PhD
Hussein Tawbi, MD, PhD, explains that LAG-3 is a marker of T-cell exhaustion, and combining LAG-3 inhibitors with PD-1 inhibitors can reverse this exhaustion, enhancing T-cell effectiveness and showing therapeutic benefits in patients with metastatic melanoma.
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