Improving effector functions of antibodies for cancer treatment: Enhancing ADCC and CDC

A Natsume, R Niwa, M Satoh - Drug design, development and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
As platforms for therapeutic agents, monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) have already been
approved, and several MAbs have demonstrated clinical effectiveness in a variety of …

Engineered therapeutic antibodies with improved effector functions

T Kubota, R Niwa, M Satoh, S Akinaga… - Cancer …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, more than 20 therapeutic antibodies have been approved for clinical use
and many others are now at the clinical and preclinical stage of development. Fragment …

Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer

CW Shuptrine, R Surana, LM Weiner - Seminars in cancer biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the clinical utility of monoclonal antibodies has been realized and
antibodies are now a mainstay for the treatment of cancer. Antibodies have the unique …

Fc-engineered antibodies with enhanced Fc-effector function for the treatment of B-cell malignancies

HJ van der Horst, IS Nijhof, T Mutis, MED Chamuleau - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy has been an important addition to the
therapeutic arsenal in B-cell malignancies. MAbs can induce cytotoxicity against B-cell …

Modulating cytotoxic effector functions by Fc engineering to improve cancer therapy

C Kellner, A Otte, E Cappuzzello, K Klausz… - Transfusion Medicine …, 2017 - karger.com
In the last two decades, monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized the therapy of cancer
patients. Although antibody therapy has continuously been improved, still a significant …

Enhancement of antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity: a new era in cancer treatment

N Rajasekaran, C Chester, A Yonezawa… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The therapeutic efficacy of some anti-tumor monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) depends on the
capacity of the mAb to recognize the tumor-associated antigen and induce cytotoxicity via a …

Engineering therapeutic monoclonal antibodies

X Liu, LM Pop, ES Vitetta - Immunological reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
During last two decades, the chimerization and humanization of monoclonal antibodies
(mAbs) have led to the approval of several for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune …

Optimizing engagement of the immune system by anti-tumor antibodies: an engineer's perspective

JR Desjarlais, GA Lazar, EA Zhukovsky, SY Chu - Drug discovery today, 2007 - Elsevier
A unique property of monoclonal antibodies, and a principal reason for their success as
cancer therapeutics, is their ability to engage the immune system. A growing set of data …

Enhancing antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity: a strategy for improving antibody-based immunotherapy

D Zahavi, D AlDeghaither, A O'Connell… - Antibody …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The targeting of surface antigens expressed on tumor cells by monoclonal antibodies
(mAbs) has revolutionized cancer therapeutics. One mechanism of action of antibody-based …

Boosting ADCC and CDC activity by Fc engineering and evaluation of antibody effector functions

C Kellner, S Derer, T Valerius, M Peipp - Methods, 2014 - Elsevier
In recent years, therapy with monoclonal antibodies has become standard of care in various
clinical applications. Despite obvious clinical activity, not all patients respond and benefit …