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ArticleJournal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine2021

Single-Domain Antibody Nuclear Imaging Allows Noninvasive Quantification of LAG-3 Expression by Tumor-Infiltrating Leukocytes and Predicts Response of Immune Checkpoint Blockade.

Quentin Lecocq, Robin Maximilian Awad, Yannick De Vlaeminck, Wout de Mey, Thomas Ertveldt, Cleo Goyvaerts, Geert Raes, Kris Thielemans, Marleen Keyaerts, Nick Devoogdt and 1 more

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Article in Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Quentin LecocqLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Robin Maximilian AwadLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Yannick De VlaeminckLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Wout de MeyLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Thomas ErtveldtLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Cleo GoyvaertsLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Geert RaesMyeloid Cell Immunology Lab, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium.
Kris ThielemansLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Marleen KeyaertsIn Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; and.
Nick DevoogdtIn Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Laboratory, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium; and nick.devoogdt@vub.be karine.breckpot@vub.be.
Karine BreckpotLaboratory for Molecular and Cellular Therapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
Vrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in the field of immune-oncology led to the discovery of next-generation immune checkpoints (ICPs). Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3), being the most widely studied among them, is being explored as a target for the treatment of cancer patients. Several antagonistic anti-LAG-3 antibodies are being developed and are prime candidates for clinical application. Furthermore, validated therapies targeting cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein-4, programmed cell-death protein-1, or programmed cell-death ligand-1 showed that only subsets of patients respond. This finding highlights the need for better tools for patient selection and monitoring. The potential of molecular imaging to detect ICPs noninvasively in cancer is supported by several preclinical and clinical studies. Here, we report on a single-domain antibody to evaluate whole-body LAG-3 expression in various syngeneic mouse cancer models using nuclear imaging.

Indexed as

Antigens, CDImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingSingle-Domain AntibodiesAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticMiceSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTreatment OutcomeAntigens, CDImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinSingle-Domain Antibodiescancerimmune checkpointLAG-3Nanobodynuclear imagingsingle domain antibody

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PMID33712537
PMCPMC8612328
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