Immunomodulator CTLA4-Ig was set to be the miracle drug for organ transplantation a dozen years ago, but then faded from view. Now, with startling results in rheumatoid arthritis, costimulatory blockers are on a comeback. Ken Garber reports.
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Garber, K. Make or break for costimulatory blockers. Nat Biotechnol 22, 145–147 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0204-145
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