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ReviewBiochemical Society transactions2026

Fc-engineering for improved cancer immunotherapy.

Ella Borgman, Camille Le Gall, Hidde Ploegh, Novalia Pishesha

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Review in Biochemical Society transactions, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ella BorgmanHarvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.ORCID 0009-0005-8570-1686
Camille Le GallDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-5890-5115
Hidde PloeghProgram in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-1090-6071
Novalia PisheshaDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-8124-1265

Funding

Drosophila models of human mitochondrial diseasesR24OD035556 · OD · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NORBERT PERRIMON · 2023 to 2026
$3.3M
Non-invasive imaging of the anti-tumor immune responseR01CA255216 · NCI · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI PISHESHA, NOVALIA · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
Armed nanobodies as anti-infectives and anti-tumor agentsR01AI182177 · NIAID · BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL · PI Hao Wu · 2024 to 2026
$1.6M
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) N/AAmerican Heart Association (AHA) N/AAmerican Lung Association (ALA) N/ABoston Children's Hospital (BCH) N/ABreakthrough T1D (JDF) 5-CDA-2025-1681-S-BCharles H. Hood Foundation (CHF) N/AHHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01AI182177HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01CA255216HHS | National Institutes of Health (NIH) R24OD035556Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) 1315119National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS) TA-2205-39479NCI NIH HHS R01 CA255216NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI182177NIH HHS R24 OD035556Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) 1257139
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies have revolutionized cancer therapy, with approved therapeutics belonging predominantly to the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class. These IgGs mediate antitumor effects predominantly through engagement of Fcγ receptors on immune cells. This engagement results in therapy-activating Fc effector functions such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis, and complement-dependent cytotoxicity. Limitations nonetheless include suboptimal effector engagement and adverse immunological side effects. These drawbacks have driven the search for and optimization of Fc-engineering strategies, including Fc mutations, glycan modification, and choice of Ig isotype, to enhance therapeutic efficacy and tailor immune interactions.

Indexed as

Immunoglobulin Fc FragmentsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsProtein EngineeringAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityHumansImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgGAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunoglobulin Fc FragmentsImmunoglobulin GReceptors, IgGantibodiescancerprotein engineering

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PMID42621748
PMCPMC13500781

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