[HTML][HTML] PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in cancer treatment: perspectives and issues

J Hamanishi, M Mandai, N Matsumura, K Abiko… - International journal of …, 2016 - Springer
Recent studies showed that tumor cells 'edit'host immunity in several ways to evade immune
defenses in the tumor microenvironment. This phenomenon is called “cancer immune …

[HTML][HTML] Novel immunotherapies in lymphoid malignancies

CL Batlevi, E Matsuki, RJ Brentjens… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2016 - nature.com
The success of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab in the treatment of lymphoid
malignancies provided proof-of-principle for exploiting the immune system therapeutically …

Phase 2 study of the bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) antibody blinatumomab in relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

A Viardot, ME Goebeler, G Hess… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Few patients with relapsed/refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) achieve
prolonged disease-free survival. Blinatumomab, a bispecific T-cell engaging antibody …

Clinical efficacy and management of monoclonal antibodies targeting CD38 and SLAMF7 in multiple myeloma

NWCJ van de Donk, P Moreau… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Immunotherapeutic strategies are emerging as promising therapeutic approaches in
multiple myeloma (MM), with several monoclonal antibodies in advanced stages of clinical …

Multiple myeloma causes clonal T-cell immunosenescence: identification of potential novel targets for promoting tumour immunity and implications for checkpoint …

H Suen, R Brown, S Yang, C Weatherburn, PJ Ho… - Leukemia, 2016 - nature.com
Tumour-induced dysfunction of cytotoxic T cells in patients with multiple myeloma (MM) may
contribute to immune escape and be responsible for the lack of therapeutic efficacy of …

Harnessing T cells to fight cancer with BiTE® antibody constructs – past developments and future directions

M Klinger, J Benjamin, R Kischel… - Immunological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Bispecific T‐cell engager (Bi TE®) antibody constructs represent a novel immunotherapy
that bridges cytotoxic T cells to tumor cells, thereby inducing target cell‐dependent …

Methods for treating cancer using anti-PD-1 antibodies

AJ Korman, M Srinivasan, C Wang, MJ Selby… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human
monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to PD-1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid …

Monoclonal antibodies to programmed death 1 (PD-1)

AJ Korman, M Srinivasan, C Wang, MJ Selby… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human
monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to PD-1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid …

Immunopotentiative composition

T Honjo, N Minato, Y Iwai, S Shibayama - US Patent 9,402,899, 2016 - Google Patents
Related US Application Data (62) Division of application No. 12/959,307, filed on Dec. 2,
2010, now Pat. No. 8,728,474, which is a division of application No. 12/538,698, filed on …

[HTML][HTML] Monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of multiple myeloma: current status and future perspectives

S Lonial, B Durie, A Palumbo, J San-Miguel - Leukemia, 2016 - nature.com
The treatment landscape for patients with multiple myeloma (MM) is constantly evolving.
Over the past decade, the introduction of novel agents such as proteasome inhibitors and …