Harris S. Goodman, MD

The target audience for this series includes physicians (medical and surgical oncologists, interventional radiologists), oncology nurse navigators, oncology nurses, pathologists, oncology pharmacists, and other stakeholders involved in delivering personalized care to cancer patients.

In the main article of this publication, the current state of programmed-cell death-1 and programmed-cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1) testing, evasion by tumors of the immune system, and the study and use of immune checkpoint inhibitors across multiple tumor types are expertly summarized.

As discussed in the main article in this publication, the use of biomarkers has revolutionized the treatment of many types of cancer in a very personalized way, and has significantly affected the entire cancer care team, including (but not limited to) oncologists, oncology nurses, oncology nurse navigators, surgical and clinical pathologists, and pharmacists.