ICI: immune checkpoint inhibitor; DLBCL: diffuse large B cell lymphoma; PD-1: programmed death-1; PD-L1: programmed cell death ligand 1; CTLA-4: cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated protein 4; LAG-3: lymphocyte activation gene-3; TIM-3: T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing protein 3; TIGIT: T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains; PMBCL: primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma; HL: Hodgkin lymphoma; AML: acute myeloid leukemia; MM: multiple myeloma.
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