Building better monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics

GJ Weiner - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2015 - nature.com
For 20 years, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been a standard component of cancer
therapy, but there is still much room for improvement. Efforts continue to build better cancer …

Fc‐fusion proteins: new developments and future perspectives

DM Czajkowsky, J Hu, Z Shao… - EMBO molecular medicine, 2012 - embopress.org
Since the first description in 1989 of CD4‐Fc‐fusion antagonists that inhibit human immune
deficiency virus entry into T cells, Fc‐fusion proteins have been intensely investigated for …

Structure and function relationships in IgA

JM Woof, MW Russell - Mucosal immunology, 2011 - nature.com
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) has a critical role in immune defense particularly at the mucosal
surfaces, and is equipped to do so by the unique structural attributes of its heavy chain and …

[HTML][HTML] Plasticity in pro-and anti-tumor activity of neutrophils: shifting the balance

C Furumaya, P Martinez-Sanz, P Bouti… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Over the last decades, cancer immunotherapies such as checkpoint blockade and adoptive
T cell transfer have been a game changer in many aspects and have improved the treatment …

Isotype and glycoform selection for antibody therapeutics

R Jefferis - Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 2012 - Elsevier
We live in a hostile environment but are protected by the innate and adaptive immune
system. A major component of the latter is mediated by antibody molecules that bind to …

[HTML][HTML] The human immunoglobulin A Fc receptor FcαRI: a multifaceted regulator of mucosal immunity

JE Bakema, M Van Egmond - Mucosal immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) is commonly recognized as the most prevalent antibody (Ab) at
mucosal sites with an important role in defense by shielding mucosal surfaces from invasion …

Neutrophils as effector cells for antibody-based immunotherapy of cancer

M van Egmond, JE Bakema - Seminars in cancer biology, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) has become a mainstream strategy for the
treatment of cancer. After binding to the target antigen, they mediate a plethora of effector …

IgA EGFR antibodies mediate tumour killing in vivo

P Boross, S Lohse, M Nederend… - EMBO molecular …, 2013 - embopress.org
Currently all approved anti‐cancer therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are of the IgG
isotype, which rely on Fcgamma receptors (FcγRs) to recruit cellular effector functions. In …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic exploitation of neutrophils to fight cancer

M Gruijs, CAN Sewnath, M van Egmond - Seminars in immunology, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibody-based immunotherapy is a promising strategy in cancer treatment. Antibodies can
directly inhibit tumor growth, induce complement-dependent cytotoxicity and induce Fc …

Myeloid cells as effector cells for monoclonal antibody therapy of cancer

R Braster, T O'toole, M Van Egmond - Methods, 2014 - Elsevier
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become an important addition to chemo-and/or
radiotherapy for the treatment of cancer. They have multiple effector functions that can lead …