Theranostics 2021; 11(3):1493-1512. doi:10.7150/thno.52614 This issue Cite

Review

The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies

Ashu Shah1, Sanchita Rauth1, Abhijit Aithal1, Sukhwinder Kaur1, Koelina Ganguly1, Catherine Orzechowski1, Grish C Varshney1, Maneesh Jain1,3✉, Surinder K Batra1,2,3✉

1. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, 68198, USA.
2. Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, 68198, USA.
3. Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, NE, 68198, USA.

Citation:
Shah A, Rauth S, Aithal A, Kaur S, Ganguly K, Orzechowski C, Varshney GC, Jain M, Batra SK. The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies. Theranostics 2021; 11(3):1493-1512. doi:10.7150/thno.52614. https://www.thno.org/v11p1493.htm
Other styles

File import instruction

Abstract

Graphic abstract

Over the past three decades, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have revolutionized the landscape of cancer therapy. Still, this benefit remains restricted to a small proportion of patients due to moderate response rates and resistance emergence. The field has started to embrace better mAb-based formats with advancements in molecular and protein engineering technologies. The development of a therapeutic mAb with long-lasting clinical impact demands a prodigious understanding of target antigen, effective mechanism of action, gene engineering technologies, complex interplay between tumor and host immune system, and biomarkers for prediction of clinical response. This review discusses the various approaches used by mAbs for tumor targeting and mechanisms of therapeutic resistance that is not only caused by the heterogeneity of tumor antigen, but also the resistance imposed by tumor microenvironment (TME), including inefficient delivery to the tumor, alteration of effector functions in the TME, and Fc-gamma receptor expression diversity and polymorphism. Further, this article provides a perspective on potential strategies to overcome these barriers and how diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers are being used in predicting response to mAb-based therapies. Overall, understanding these interdependent parameters can improve the current mAb-based formulations and develop novel mAb-based therapeutics for achieving durable clinical outcomes in a large subset of patients.

Keywords: Antibodies, cancer, therapy, mechanisms of action, challenges


Citation styles

APA
Shah, A., Rauth, S., Aithal, A., Kaur, S., Ganguly, K., Orzechowski, C., Varshney, G.C., Jain, M., Batra, S.K. (2021). The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies. Theranostics, 11(3), 1493-1512. https://doi.org/10.7150/thno.52614.

ACS
Shah, A.; Rauth, S.; Aithal, A.; Kaur, S.; Ganguly, K.; Orzechowski, C.; Varshney, G.C.; Jain, M.; Batra, S.K. The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies. Theranostics 2021, 11 (3), 1493-1512. DOI: 10.7150/thno.52614.

NLM
Shah A, Rauth S, Aithal A, Kaur S, Ganguly K, Orzechowski C, Varshney GC, Jain M, Batra SK. The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies. Theranostics 2021; 11(3):1493-1512. doi:10.7150/thno.52614. https://www.thno.org/v11p1493.htm

CSE
Shah A, Rauth S, Aithal A, Kaur S, Ganguly K, Orzechowski C, Varshney GC, Jain M, Batra SK. 2021. The Current Landscape of Antibody-based Therapies in Solid Malignancies. Theranostics. 11(3):1493-1512.

This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). See http://ivyspring.com/terms for full terms and conditions.
Popup Image