title: Current perspectives of bispecific antibody-based immunotherapy.
abstract: The field of bispecific antibodies is an evolving field of research that has increasing clinical appeal. The fusion of two antibodies or antibody fragments introduced a new way to override natural specificity of T cell and induce effector responses against tumor targets in MHC-unrestricted manner. Initial experiences with bispecific antibodies demonstrate both the promise for and limitations of this anti-cancer strategy. Significant body of work has shown that bispecific antibodies have potential to induce T cell mediated anti-tumor responses in pre-clinical models. However, immunotherapy with bispecific antibodies in humans has yet to prove its value in clinical settings. In addition, the production of high-quality bispecific antibodies for clinical applications, the optimal size and avidity of bispecific antibodies, and in vivo T cell pre-activation remain critical issues. In this review, we summarize recent progress in bispecific antibody-based immunotherapy and address essential aspects of this anti-cancer strategy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55902, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Talac
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018033:Antibodies, Bispecific / Q000235:genetics* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D015202:Protein Engineering / Q000379:methods; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D018033:Antibodies, Bispecific; D011994:Recombinant Proteins