Challenges and strategies for next-generation bispecific antibody-based antitumor therapeutics

H Li, P Er Saw, E Song - Cellular & molecular immunology, 2020 - nature.com
Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) refer to a large family of molecules that recognize two different
epitopes or antigens. Although a series of challenges, especially immunogenicity and chain …

Viral vectors in gene therapy

K Lundstrom - Diseases, 2018 - mdpi.com
Applications of viral vectors have found an encouraging new beginning in gene therapy in
recent years. Significant improvements in vector engineering, delivery, and safety have …

Oncolytic viruses encoding bispecific T cell engagers: a blueprint for emerging immunovirotherapies

JPW Heidbuechel, CE Engeland - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs) are an innovative class of immunotherapeutics that
redirect T cells to tumor surface antigens. While efficacious against certain hematological …

An oncolytic virus expressing a T-cell engager simultaneously targets cancer and immunosuppressive stromal cells

JD Freedman, MR Duffy, J Lei-Rossmann, A Muntzer… - Cancer research, 2018 - AACR
Effective immunotherapy of stromal-rich tumors requires simultaneous targeting of cancer
cells and immunosuppressive elements of the microenvironment. Here, we modified the …

Oncolytic viruses and immune checkpoint inhibitors: preclinical developments to clinical trials

JK Hwang, JW Hong, CO Yun - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immuno-oncology (IO) has been an active area of oncology research. Following US FDA
approval of the first immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI), ipilimumab (human IgG1 k anti-CTLA …

Systemic cancer therapy with engineered adenovirus that evades innate immunity

S Atasheva, CC Emerson, J Yao, C Young… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Oncolytic virus therapy is a cancer treatment modality that has the potential to improve
outcomes for patients with currently incurable malignancies. Although intravascular delivery …

Phase 1 study of intravenous administration of the chimeric adenovirus enadenotucirev in patients undergoing primary tumor resection

R Garcia-Carbonero, R Salazar, I Duran… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Background Enadenotucirev (formerly ColoAd1) is a tumor-selective chimeric
adenovirus with demonstrated preclinical activity. This phase 1 Mechanism of Action study …

Oncolytic adenovirus expressing bispecific antibody targets T‐cell cytotoxicity in cancer biopsies

JD Freedman, J Hagel, EM Scott, I Psallidas… - EMBO molecular …, 2017 - embopress.org
Oncolytic viruses exploit the cancer cell phenotype to complete their lytic life cycle, releasing
progeny virus to infect nearby cells and repeat the process. We modified the oncolytic group …

Membrane cofactor protein (MCP; CD46): deficiency states and pathogen connections

MK Liszewski, JP Atkinson - Current Opinion in Immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Highlights•Membrane cofactor protein (MCP; CD46) protects host cells from complement
attack.•Rare variants leading to haploinsufficiency predispose to renal disease.•Subversion …

Innate immunity to adenovirus: lessons from mice

S Atasheva, J Yao, DM Shayakhmetov - FEBS letters, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Adenovirus is a highly evolutionary successful pathogen, as it is widely prevalent across the
animal kingdom, infecting hosts ranging from lizards and frogs to dolphins, birds, and …