PDCD1 and cancer: Currently three monoclonal antibodies that block PD-1 (nivolumab, pembrolizumab and cemiplimab) and three that block PD-L1 (atezolizumab, durvalumab and avelumab) are approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as first and/or later line treatment for 17 different types of advanced cancers (Table 1) [1].