Fc-engineering for modulated effector functions—improving antibodies for cancer treatment

R Liu, RJ Oldham, E Teal, SA Beers, MS Cragg - Antibodies, 2020 - mdpi.com
The majority of monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapeutics possess the ability to engage
innate immune effectors through interactions mediated by their fragment crystallizable (Fc) …

Leveraging NKG2D ligands in immuno-oncology

MB Fuertes, CI Domaica, NW Zwirner - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) revolutionized the field of immuno-oncology and opened
new avenues towards the development of novel assets to achieve durable immune control …

Re-engineered BCG overexpressing cyclic di-AMP augments trained immunity and exhibits improved efficacy against bladder cancer

AK Singh, M Praharaj, KA Lombardo, T Yoshida… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In addition to its role as a TB vaccine, BCG has been shown to elicit heterologous protection
against many other pathogens including viruses through a process termed trained immunity …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages for cancer immunotherapy

Y Shu, P Cheng - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2020 - Elsevier
Macrophages are important effector cells of the innate immune system and are also major
components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Macrophages that are abundant in the …

Role of macrophages in tumor progression and therapy

Y Xu, X Wang, L Liu, J Wang… - … Journal of Oncology, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
The number and phenotype of macrophages are closely related to tumor growth and
prognosis. Macrophages are recruited to (and polarized at) the tumor site thereby promoting …

Boosting therapeutic potency of antibodies by taming Fc domain functions

TH Kang, ST Jung - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2019 - nature.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are one of the most widely used drug platforms for infectious
diseases or cancer therapeutics because they selectively target pathogens, infectious cells …

Therapeutic antibodies: what have we learnt from targeting CD20 and where are we going?

MJE Marshall, RJ Stopforth, MS Cragg - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become one of the fastest growing classes
of drugs in recent years and are approved for the treatment of a wide range of indications …

Antibodies to costimulatory receptor 4-1BB enhance anti-tumor immunity via T regulatory cell depletion and promotion of CD8 T cell effector function

SL Buchan, L Dou, M Remer, SG Booth, SN Dunn… - Immunity, 2018 - cell.com
The costimulatory receptor 4-1BB is expressed on activated immune cells, including
activated T cells. Antibodies targeting 4-1BB enhance the proliferation and survival of …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages in anti-cancer therapies: convincing the traitors to do the right thing

C Belgiovine, E Digifico, C Anfray, A Ummarino… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
In the last decade, it has been well-established that tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells fuel not
only the process of carcinogenesis through cancer-related inflammation mechanisms, but …

Targeting cytosolic nucleic acid-sensing pathways for cancer immunotherapies

S Iurescia, D Fioretti, M Rinaldi - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The innate immune system provides the first line of defense against pathogen infection
though also influences pathways involved in cancer immunosurveillance. The innate …