Natural killer (NK) cell mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) in tumour immunotherapy with therapeutic antibodies

In the last decade several therapeutic antibodies have been FDA and EMEA approved. Although their mechanisms of action in vivo is not fully elucidated, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated by natural killer (NK) cells is presumed to be a key effector function. A substantial role...

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Main Authors: Ursula Jördis Eva Seidel, Patrick eSchlegel, Peter eLang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00076/full