Recent advances in the development of protein–protein interactions modulators: mechanisms and clinical trials

H Lu, Q Zhou, J He, Z Jiang, C Peng, R Tong… - Signal transduction and …, 2020 - nature.com
Protein–protein interactions (PPIs) have pivotal roles in life processes. The studies showed
that aberrant PPIs are associated with various diseases, including cancer, infectious …

Development of therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of diseases

RM Lu, YC Hwang, IJ Liu, CC Lee, HZ Tsai… - Journal of biomedical …, 2020 - Springer
It has been more than three decades since the first monoclonal antibody was approved by
the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) in 1986, and during this time …

Harnessing natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy: dispatching the first responders

NA Maskalenko, D Zhigarev… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells have crucial roles in the innate immunosurveillance of cancer and
viral infections. They are 'first responders' that can spontaneously recognize abnormal cells …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors of PD-L1 as cancer therapeutics

A Akinleye, Z Rasool - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Since the discovery of immune checkpoint proteins, there has been a special interest in
developing antibodies that block programmed cell death 1 receptor (PD-1) and programmed …

Diagnosis and treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma: European consensus-based interdisciplinary guideline–Update 2022

ML Gauci, C Aristei, JC Becker, A Blom… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer, accounting for less than 1% of all
cutaneous malignancies. It is found predominantly in white populations and risk factors …

Phage display derived monoclonal antibodies: from bench to bedside

MA Alfaleh, HO Alsaab, AB Mahmoud… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become one of the most important classes of
biopharmaceutical products, and they continue to dominate the universe of …

Avelumab, an anti-PD-L1 antibody, in patients with locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer: a phase 1b JAVELIN Solid Tumor study

LY Dirix, I Takacs, G Jerusalem, P Nikolinakos… - Breast cancer research …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Agents targeting programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) or its ligand (PD-L1) have
shown antitumor activity in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The aim of this …

Inhibitors of immune checkpoints—PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4—new opportunities for cancer patients and a new challenge for internists and general practitioners

MZ Wojtukiewicz, MM Rek, K Karpowicz… - Cancer and Metastasis …, 2021 - Springer
The treatment of cancer patients with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI)(anti-CTLA-4, anti-
PD-1, anti-PD-L1, combined therapy anti-PD-1/PD-L1 with anti-CTLA-4) has without doubt …

Vessel co-option in cancer

EA Kuczynski, PB Vermeulen, F Pezzella… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2019 - nature.com
All solid tumours require a vascular supply in order to progress. Although the ability to
induce angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth) has long been regarded as essential to this …

Avelumab in patients with chemotherapy-refractory metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma: a multicentre, single-group, open-label, phase 2 trial

HL Kaufman, J Russell, O Hamid, S Bhatia… - The lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, aggressive skin cancer with poor prognosis in
patients with advanced disease. Current standard care uses various cytotoxic chemotherapy …