The immunological synapse

ML Dustin - Cancer immunology research, 2014 - AACR
The molecular interactions underlying regulation of the immune response take place in a
nanoscale gap between T cells and antigen-presenting cells, termed the immunological …

The immune system and response to HER2-targeted treatment in breast cancer

G Bianchini, L Gianni - The Lancet Oncology, 2014 - thelancet.com
The monoclonal antibody trastuzumab targets the growth factor receptor HER2 and has
profoundly improved the course of disease and survival of women with HER2 …

Harnessing CD16-mediated NK cell functions to enhance therapeutic efficacy of tumor-targeting mAbs

C Capuano, C Pighi, S Battella, D De Federicis… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Natural Killer (NK) cells play a major role in cancer immunotherapy based
on tumor-targeting mAbs. NK cell-mediated tumor cell killing and cytokine secretion are …

Preclinical intravital microscopy of the tumour-stroma interface: invasion, metastasis, and therapy response

S Alexander, B Weigelin, F Winkler, P Friedl - Current opinion in cell …, 2013 - Elsevier
Key steps of cancer progression and therapy response depend upon interactions between
cancer cells with the reactive tumour microenvironment. Intravital microscopy enables multi …

Innovative strategies to improve the clinical application of NK cell-based immunotherapy

M Tarannum, R Romee, RM Shapiro - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer cells constitute a part of the innate immune system that mediates an effective
immune response towards virus-infected and malignant cells. In recent years, research has …

New prospects on the NKG2D/NKG2DL system for oncology

E Ullrich, J Koch, A Cerwenka, A Steinle - Oncoimmunology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The activating immunoreceptor NKG2D endows cytotoxic lymphocytes with the capacity to
recognize and eliminate infected or malignant cells. The recognition of such harmful cells is …

Antibody Fc engineering improves frequency and promotes kinetic boosting of serial killing mediated by NK cells

G Romain, V Senyukov… - Blood, The Journal …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
The efficacy of most therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting tumor antigens
results primarily from their ability to elicit potent cytotoxicity through effector-mediated …

Natural killer cells in the treatment of high-risk acute leukaemia

F Locatelli, F Moretta, L Brescia, P Merli - Seminars in immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Several studies have shown that in patients with acute leukaemia given allogeneic
haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) large part of the therapeutic effect lies …

Combination immune therapies to enhance anti-tumor responses by NK cells

A Mentlik James, AD Cohen, KS Campbell - Frontiers in immunology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are critical innate immune lymphocytes capable of destroying virally
infected or cancerous cells through targeted cytotoxicity and further assisting in the immune …

αVEGFR2-MICA fusion antibodies enhance immunotherapy effect and synergize with PD-1 blockade

M Pan, F Wang, L Nan, S Yang, J Qi, J Xie… - Cancer Immunology …, 2023 - Springer
Antiangiogenic therapy has shown significant clinical benefits in gastric cancer (GC) and
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, their effectiveness is limited by the …