Targeting macrophages in hematological malignancies: recent advances and future directions

W Li, F Wang, R Guo, Z Bian, Y Song - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Emerging evidence indicates that the detection and clearance of cancer cells via
phagocytosis induced by innate immune checkpoints play significant roles in tumor …

The CD47-SIRPα immune checkpoint

MEW Logtenberg, FA Scheeren, TN Schumacher - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
The cytotoxic activity of myeloid cells is regulated by a balance of signals that are transmitted
through inhibitory and activating receptors. The Cluster of Differentiation 47 (CD47) protein …

Nanobodies: next generation of cancer diagnostics and therapeutics

EY Yang, K Shah - Frontiers in Oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The development of targeted medicine has greatly expanded treatment options and spurred
new research avenues in cancer therapeutics, with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) emerging …

The landscape overview of CD47-based immunotherapy for hematological malignancies

H Yang, Y Xun, H You - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
Extensive clinical and experimental evidence suggests that macrophages play a crucial role
in cancer immunotherapy. Cluster of differentiation (CD) 47, which is found on both healthy …

Nanobodies: robust miniprotein binders in biomedicine

JYJ Kim, Z Sang, Y Xiang, Z Shen, Y Shi - Advanced Drug Delivery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Variable domains of heavy chain-only antibodies (VHH), also known as nanobodies (Nbs),
are monomeric antigen-binding domains derived from the camelid heavy chain-only …

An overview on display systems (phage, bacterial, and yeast display) for production of anticancer antibodies; advantages and disadvantages

SZB Mahdavi, F Oroojalian, S Eyvazi, M Hejazi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibodies as ideal therapeutic and diagnostic molecules are among the top-selling drugs
providing considerable efficacy in disease treatment, especially in cancer therapy …

Tumor-associated macrophages and ovarian cancer: implications for therapy

D Schweer, A McAtee, K Neupane, C Richards… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Ovarian cancer is a highly lethal female malignancy with high rates of
advanced stage and recurrent disease. Ovarian cancer is characterized as poorly …

CD47 as a promising therapeutic target in oncology

H Zhao, S Song, J Ma, Z Yan, H Xie, Y Feng… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
CD47 is ubiquitously expressed on the surface of cells and plays a critical role in self-
recognition. By interacting with SIRPα, TSP-1 and integrins, CD47 modulates cellular …

Nanobodies in cancer

ER Verhaar, AW Woodham, HL Ploegh - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
For treatment and diagnosis of cancer, antibodies have proven their value and now serve as
a first line of therapy for certain cancers. A unique class of antibody fragments called …

Dual targeting of CTLA-4 and CD47 on Treg cells promotes immunity against solid tumors

A Zhang, Z Ren, KF Tseng, X Liu, H Li, C Lu… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Blockade of CD47, the “do not eat me” signal, has limited effects in solid tumors despite its
potent antitumor effects in hematopoietic malignancies. Taking advantage of the high …