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An affinity threshold for maximum efficacy in anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.

Sarah C Cowles, Allison Sheen, Luciano Santollani, Emi A Lutz, Brianna M Lax, Joseph R Palmeri, Gordon J Freeman, K Dane Wittrup

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Article in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah C CowlesKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Allison SheenKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Luciano SantollaniKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Emi A LutzKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Brianna M LaxKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Joseph R PalmeriKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Gordon J FreemanDepartment of Adult Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
K Dane WittrupKoch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · USDana-Farber Cancer Institute · US

Funding

VIRUS PRODUCTION COREP30CA014051 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI MATTHEW G. VANDER HEIDEN · 1985 to 2026
$93.9M
Localized immunotherapy using alum-binding therapeuticsR01EB031082 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI IRVINE, DARRELL J, WITTRUP, KARL DANE · 2021 to 2024
$2.1M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014051NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB031082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) remain the most prevalent cancer immunotherapy both as a monotherapy and in combination with additional therapies. Despite the extensive success of anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies in the clinic, the experimental relationship between binding affinity and functional potency for anti-PD-1 antibodies in vivo has not been reported. Anti-PD-1 antibodies with higher and lower affinity than nivolumab or pembrolizumab are entering the clinic and show varied preclinical efficacy. Here, we explore the role of broad-ranging affinity variation within a single lineage in a syngeneic immunocompetent mouse model. By developing a panel of murine anti-PD-1 antibodies with varying affinity (ranging from K

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Antibodies, MonoclonalImmunotherapyAnimalsCell Line, TumorImmunologic FactorsMiceNivolumabAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunologic FactorsNivolumabaffinityantibodycancer immunotherapyPD-1pharmacokinetic modeling

Identifiers

PMID35924382
PMCPMC9354768
OpenAlexW4289838786

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