ArticleFrontiers in immunology2016
KIR Genes and Their Ligands Predict the Response to Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibodies in Solid Tumors.
Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Improving selection of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to benefit from cetuximab based on KIR genotypes.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2021Trial
- KIR-HLA Functional Repertoire Influences Trastuzumab Efficiency in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Trial
- Immune Modulation Through KIR-HLA Interactions Influences Cetuximab Efficacy in Colorectal Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Natural Killer Cells: the Missing Link in Effective Treatment for High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma.Current treatment options in oncology · 2022Review
- KIR- Ligand Interactions in Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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- Activities of stromal and immune cells in HPV-related cancers.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2018Review
- Tumor immunotherapy: New aspects of natural killer cells.Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu · 2018Article
- Interplay between Natural Killer Cells and Anti-HER2 Antibodies: Perspectives for Breast Cancer Immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2017Review
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Abstract
Killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) regulate the killing function of natural killer cells, which play an important role in the antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity response exerted by therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). However, it is unknown whether the extensive genetic variability of KIR genes and/or their human leukocyte antigen (HLA) ligands might influence the response to these treatments. This study aimed to explore whether the variability in KIR/HLA genes may be associated with the variable response observed to mAbs based anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapies. Thirty-nine patients treated with anti-EGFR mAbs (trastuzumab for advanced breast cancer, or cetuximab for advanced colorectal or advanced head and neck cancer) were included in the study. All the patients had progressed to mAbs therapy and were grouped into two categories taking into account time to treatment failure (TTF ≤6 and ≥10 months). KIR genotyping (16 genetic variability) was performed in genomic DNA from peripheral blood by PCR sequence-specific primer technique, and HLA ligand typing was performed for HLA-B and -C loci by reverse polymerase chain reaction sequence-specific oligonucleotide methodology. Subjects carrying the KIR/HLA ligand combinations KIR2DS1/HLAC2C2-C1C2 and KIR3DS1/HLABw4w4-w4w6 showed longer TTF than non-carriers counterparts (14.76 vs. 3.73 months,
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