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ReviewCancer biology & therapy2024

T-Cell redirecting bispecific antibodies: a review of a novel class of immuno-oncology for advanced prostate cancer.

Julia Palecki, Amman Bhasin, Andrew Bernstein, Patrick J Mille, William J Tester, Wm Kevin Kelly, Kevin K Zarrabi

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Review in Cancer biology & therapy, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  13. [Bispecific antibodies in prostate cancer therapy].Urologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Julia PaleckiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Amman BhasinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Andrew BernsteinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Patrick J MilleDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
William J TesterDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Wm Kevin KellyDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Kevin K ZarrabiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9351-2317

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel T-cell immunotherapies such as bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs) are emerging as promising therapeutic strategies for prostate cancer. BiTEs are engineered bispecific antibodies containing two distinct binding domains that allow for concurrent binding to tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) as well as immune effector cells, thus promoting an immune response against cancer cells. Prostate cancer is rich in tumor associated antigens such as, but not limited to, PSMA, PSCA, hK2, and STEAP1 and there is strong biologic rationale for employment of T-cell redirecting BiTEs within the prostate cancer disease space. Early generation BiTE constructs employed in clinical study have demonstrated meaningful antitumor activity, but challenges related to drug delivery, immunogenicity, and treatment-associated adverse effects limited their success. The ongoing development of novel BiTE constructs continues to address these barriers and to yield promising results in terms of efficacy and safety. This review will highlight some of most recent developments of BiTE therapies for patients with advanced prostate cancer and the evolving data surrounding BiTE constructs undergoing clinical evaluation.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificImmunotherapyProstatic NeoplasmsT-LymphocytesAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmHumansMaleAntibodies, BispecificAntigens, NeoplasmBispecific antibodyimmunotherapyProstate cancerPSMASTEAP1

Identifiers

PMID38801069
PMCPMC11135853

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