"CTLA-4 Antigen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				An inhibitory T CELL receptor that is closely related to CD28 ANTIGEN. It has specificity for CD80 ANTIGEN and CD86 ANTIGEN and acts as a negative regulator of peripheral T cell function. CTLA-4 antigen is believed to play role in inducing PERIPHERAL TOLERANCE.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | 
										
							D060908
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						| MeSH Number(s) | 
						
							 D12.776.543.750.705.222.750 D23.050.301.264.894.158 D23.101.100.894.158 
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						| Concept/Terms | 
						
							CTLA-4 Antigen- CTLA-4 Antigen
 - Antigen, CTLA-4
 - CTLA 4 Antigen
 - Antigens, CD152
 - CD152 Antigens
 - Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte-Associated Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Associated Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen 4
 - Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte Antigen 4
 - CD152 Antigen
 - Antigen, CD152
 
  
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				Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "CTLA-4 Antigen".
				
					
						- Chemicals and Drugs [D]
 - Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
 - Proteins [D12.776]
 - Membrane Proteins [D12.776.543]
 - Receptors, Cell Surface [D12.776.543.750]
 - Receptors, Immunologic [D12.776.543.750.705]
 - Costimulatory and Inhibitory T-Cell Receptors [D12.776.543.750.705.222]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D12.776.543.750.705.222.750]
 - Biological Factors [D23]
 - Antigens [D23.050]
 - Antigens, Surface [D23.050.301]
 - Antigens, Differentiation [D23.050.301.264]
 - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte [D23.050.301.264.894]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D23.050.301.264.894.158]
 - Biomarkers [D23.101]
 - Antigens, Differentiation [D23.101.100]
 - Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte [D23.101.100.894]
 - CTLA-4 Antigen [D23.101.100.894.158]
 
					
				 
			 
			
			
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "CTLA-4 Antigen" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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ZFP36-family RNA-binding proteins in regulatory T cells reinforce immune homeostasis. Nat Commun. 2025 May 06; 16(1):4192.
															
								 
							
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Ipilimumab with or without nivolumab in PD-1 or PD-L1 blockade refractory metastatic melanoma: a randomized phase 2 trial. Nat Med. 2023 09; 29(9):2278-2285.
															
								 
							
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Phytochemicals in Cancer Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. Biomolecules. 2021 07 27; 11(8).
															
								 
							
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Hepatitis C virus-specific CD4+ T cell phenotype and function in different infection outcomes. J Clin Invest. 2020 02 03; 130(2):768-773.
															
								 
							
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A Phase II Basket Trial of Dual Anti-CTLA-4 and Anti-PD-1 Blockade in Rare Tumors (DART SWOG 1609) in Patients with Nonpancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. Clin Cancer Res. 2020 05 15; 26(10):2290-2296.
															
								 
							
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Management of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients Treated With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline. J Clin Oncol. 2018 06 10; 36(17):1714-1768.
															
								 
							
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Check point inhibitors as therapies for infectious diseases. Curr Opin Immunol. 2017 Oct; 48:61-67.
															
								 
							
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Functional analysis of acquired CD28 mutations identified in cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Cell Immunol. 2017 Sep; 319:28-34.
															
								 
							
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Combined KIT and CTLA-4 Blockade in Patients with Refractory GIST and Other Advanced Sarcomas: A Phase Ib Study of Dasatinib plus Ipilimumab. Clin Cancer Res. 2017 Jun 15; 23(12):2972-2980.
															
								 
							
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Tremelimumab in combination with ablation in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2017 03; 66(3):545-551.