Similar to intrinsic PD-1 in melanoma cells, intrinsic PD-1 in liver cancer cells has been reported to mediate tumorigenesis in immunocompromised mice via regulating mTOR signaling (Figure 5A) (200) and thus combined inhibition of PD-1 and mTOR may be a potential therapeutic strategy for melanoma and liver cancer. This evidence concerns the gene MTOR and melanoma.