APRIL based therapeutic strategies to target BCMA and TACI in multiple myeloma

LSH Lee - 2017 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Myeloma remains largely incurable and there is an unmet need for new therapies. B-cell
maturation antigen (BCMA) is an attractive therapeutic target due to its restricted expression …

[HTML][HTML] An APRIL based chimeric antigen receptor to simultaneously target BCMA and TACI in multiple myeloma (MM) has potent activity in vitro and in vivo

LSH Lee, BO Draper, N Chaplin, B Philip, M Chin… - Blood, 2016 - Elsevier
Immune based strategies have shown early promise in multiple myeloma (MM), and are
likely to prove a valuable addition to the therapeutic platforms for these patients. B cell …

An APRIL-based chimeric antigen receptor for dual targeting of BCMA and TACI in multiple myeloma

L Lee, B Draper, N Chaplin, B Philip… - Blood, The Journal …, 2018 - ashpublications.org
B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a promising therapeutic target for multiple myeloma
(MM), but expression is variable, and early reports of BCMA targeting chimeric antigen …

Dual-specific antibodies that bind to BCMA and TACI (HMBD-009) enable better targeting of multiple myeloma in pre-clinical models

FM Decaillot, D Thakkar, S Guan, K Paszkiewicz… - Cancer Research, 2021 - AACR
Existing immunotherapies for multiple myelomas (MM), including bispecific antibodies,
antibody-drug conjugates and chimeric antigen receptor-based strategies, have targeted the …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of B-Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) on Human Multiple Myeloma Cells by a Proliferation-Inducing Ligand (APRIL) Promotes Myeloma Cell …

M Leiba, J Xu, W Song, XF Li, P Burger, J Kordich… - Blood, 2007 - Elsevier
A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL), a close member of B-cell-activating factor (BAFF)
belonging to the TNF superfamily that stimulates growth and survival of multiple myeloma …

[HTML][HTML] Potent anti-tumor response by targeting B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) in a mouse model of multiple myeloma

F Oden, SF Marino, J Brand, S Scheu, C Kriegel… - Molecular Oncology, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an aggressive incurable plasma cell malignancy with a median
life expectancy of less than seven years. Antibody-based therapies have demonstrated …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating BCMA binding to its ligand BAFF prevents normal antibody production in multiple myeloma patients

E Sanchez, A Gillespie, NM Harutyunyan, G Tang… - Blood, 2014 - Elsevier
Introduction: A hallmark of multiple myeloma (MM) is the low levels of uninvolved
immunoglobulin (Ig) levels. B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) is a receptor expressed in …

Engineering an optimized trimeric APRIL-based CAR to broaden targetability of multiple myeloma

A Schmidts, M Ormhoj, AO Taylor, SJ Lorrey, I Scarfò… - Blood, 2018 - ashpublications.org
Background: Targeting BCMA (B-cell maturation factor) with chimeric antigen receptor
(CAR) T cells has shown great success in the treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), but is …

BCMA-targeting therapy: driving a new era of immunotherapy in multiple myeloma

SF Cho, L Lin, L Xing, Y Li, T Yu, KC Anderson, YT Tai - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The treatment of multiple myeloma (MM) has entered into a new era of immunotherapy.
Novel immunotherapies will significantly improve patient outcome via simultaneously …

[HTML][HTML] Is BCMA The Answer to Treating Multiple Myeloma?

CH Weaver - news.cancerconnect.com
The B Cell Maturation Antigen (BCMA) is present in nearly all Multiple Myeloma cells and
serves as a potential biomarker for identifying malignant plasma cells as well as a target for …