PDCD1 and neoplasm: Additionally, CD8+ T cells and SU-DHL6/OCI-LY3 from patients with DLBCL were co-cultured in vitro; after addition of LAG-3 and/or PD-1 inhibitors alone, an increased perforin and granzyme B secretion levels by CD8+ T cells were detected, as well as an increase in the overall proportion of tumor cells undergoing apoptosis.