New B7 family checkpoints in human cancers

L Ni, C Dong - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2017 - AACR
T cells are the main effector cells in immune response against tumors. The activation of T
cells is regulated by the innate immune system through positive and negative costimulatory …

B7-H4, a promising target for immunotherapy

JY Wang, WP Wang - Cellular Immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
The coinhibitory molecule B7-H4, an important member of the B7 family, is abnormally
expressed in tumors, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. B7-H4 negatively regulates T …

Design and preclinical evaluation of a novel B7-H4–directed antibody–drug conjugate, AZD8205, alone and in combination with the PARP1-selective inhibitor …

K Kinneer, P Wortmann, ZA Cooper, NJ Dickinson… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: We evaluated the activity of AZD8205, a B7-H4–directed antibody–drug conjugate
(ADC) bearing a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor (TOP1i) payload, alone and in combination …

Immunotherapy in endometrial cancer: rationale, practice and perspectives

W Cao, X Ma, JV Fischer, C Sun, B Kong, Q Zhang - Biomarker Research, 2021 - Springer
Tumor immunotherapy has attracted more and more attention nowadays, and multiple
clinical trials have confirmed its effect in a variety of solid tumors. Immune checkpoint …

B7-H4 is a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer and correlates with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition

X Yan, B Hong, J Feng, Y Jin, M Chen, F Li, Y Qian - BMC cancer, 2022 - Springer
Background As a negative co-stimulatory molecule of the B7 family, B7-H4 has recently
attracted increased attention. However, the clinical value of B7-H4 in colorectal cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Expression and clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, B7-H4 and VISTA in craniopharyngioma

Y Wang, J Deng, L Wang, T Zhou, J Yang… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Craniopharyngioma (CP) is a common refractory tumor of the central nervous
system. However, little is known about the expression and clinical significance of B7 family …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of immune regulatory molecules B7-H4 and PD-L1 in low and high grade endometrial tumors

A Bregar, A Deshpande, C Grange, T Zi, J Stall… - Gynecologic …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The objective of this investigation was to characterize the expression landscape
of immune regulatory molecules programmed death-ligand-1 (PD-L1, B7-H1) and B7-H4 in …

[HTML][HTML] SGN-B7H4V, an investigational vedotin ADC directed to the immune checkpoint ligand B7-H4, shows promising activity in preclinical models

E Gray, M Ulrich, A Epp, P Younan… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background SGN-B7H4V is a novel investigational vedotin antibody–drug conjugate (ADC)
comprising a B7-H4-directed human monoclonal antibody conjugated to the cytotoxic …

B7-H4 overexpression contributes to poor prognosis and drug-resistance in triple-negative breast cancer

L Wang, C Yang, X Liu, L Wang, F Kang - Cancer Cell International, 2018 - Springer
Background The expression of the immunoregulatory protein B7-H4 has been reported in
many types of cancer, including breast cancer. However, its role in triple-negative breast …

The role of B7-H4 in ovarian cancer immunotherapy: current status, challenges, and perspectives

L Zhou, Y Duan, K Fu, M Zhang, K Li, R Yin - Frontiers in Immunology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy stands as a critical and auspicious therapeutic approach in the fight against
cancer nowadays. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, in particular, have garnered widespread …