000041548 001__ 41548 000041548 005__ 20240124114339.0 000041548 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc41548 000041548 037__ $$aETD 000041548 041__ $$aeng 000041548 245__ $$aModulating T cell development with implications for response to immune checkpoint blockade 000041548 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000041548 269__ $$a2023-08-16 000041548 336__ $$aDissertation 000041548 502__ $$bPh.D. 000041548 502__ $$gCancer Biology 000041548 520__ $$aImmune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has revolutionized the ways in which we treat some cancers, producing durable responses. However, many patients fail to respond to ICB. It is theorized that patients require tumor-specific T cells to respond effectively to ICB, but aged individuals have compromised T cell diversity partially due to reduced thymic output. The goal of this dissertation is to determine the role of a common target of ICB, programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), in regulating T cell development in the thymus. 000041548 540__ $$fCC BY 000041548 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000041548 650__ $$aThymus Gland$$027057 000041548 650__ $$aProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptor$$039852 000041548 650__ $$aT-Lymphocytes, Regulatory$$036362 000041548 650__ $$aInterleukin-2$$020918 000041548 650__ $$aProstatic Neoplasms$$024731 000041548 6531_ $$apd-1 protein 000041548 6531_ $$aregulatory t cell 000041548 6531_ $$ail-2 000041548 6531_ $$aprostate cancer 000041548 6531_ $$aandrogen deprivation therapy 000041548 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000041548 692__ $$aDepartment of Cell, Developmental and Cancer Biology$$041399 000041548 7001_ $$aCaruso, Breanna$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000041548 8564_ $$9d7dfd6b3-bf44-459b-874b-61c2a08171d0$$s12140518$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/41548/files/Caruso.Breanna.2023.pdf 000041548 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:41548$$pstudent-work 000041548 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations 000041548 981__ $$aPublished$$b2023-08-17