Engineering strategies of Anti-HIV antibody therapeutics in clinical development

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-based therapeutics offer an alternative treatment option to current antiretroviral drugs. This review aims to provide an overview of the Fc- and Fab-engineering strategies that have been developed to optimize broadly neutralizing antibodies and discuss recent findings from preclinical and clinical studies.

RECENT FINDINGS: Multispecific antibodies, including bispecific and trispecific antibodies, DART molecules, and BiTEs, as well as Fc-optimized antibodies, have emerged as promising therapeutic candidates for the treatment of HIV. These engineered antibodies engage multiple epitopes on the HIV envelope protein and human receptors, resulting in increased potency and breadth of activity. Additionally, Fc-enhanced antibodies have demonstrated extended half-life and improved effector function.

SUMMARY: The development of Fc and Fab-engineered antibodies for the treatment of HIV continues to show promising progress. These novel therapies have the potential to overcome the limitations of current antiretroviral pharmacologic agents by more effectively suppressing viral load and targeting latent reservoirs in individuals living with HIV. Further studies are needed to fully understand the safety and efficacy of these therapies, but the growing body of evidence supports their potential as a new class of therapeutics for the treatment of HIV.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in HIV and AIDS - 18(2023), 4 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 184-190

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pihlstrom, Nicole [VerfasserIn]
Bournazos, Stylianos [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Bispecific
Antibodies, Neutralizing
HIV Antibodies
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.06.2023

Date Revised 03.09.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/COH.0000000000000796

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM35647786X