B cell responses and antibody-based therapeutic perspectives in human cancers

© 2024 The Authors. Cancer Reports published by Wiley Periodicals LLC..

BACKGROUND: Immuno-oncology has been focused on T cell-centric approaches until the field recently started appreciating the importance of tumor-reactive antibody production by tumor-infiltrating plasma B cells, and the necessity of developing novel therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of different cancers.

RECENT FINDINGS: B lymphocytes often infiltrate solid tumors and the extent of B cell infiltration normally correlates with stronger T cell responses while generating humoral responses against malignant progression by producing tumor antigens-reactive antibodies that bind and coat the tumor cells and promote cytotoxic effector mechanisms, reiterating the fact that the adaptive immune system works by coordinated humoral and cellular immune responses. Isotypes, magnitude, and the effector functions of antibodies produced by the B cells within the tumor environment differ among cancer types. Interestingly, apart from binding with specific tumor antigens, antibodies produced by tumor-infiltrating B cells could bind to some non-specific receptors, peculiarly expressed by cancer cells. Antibody-based immunotherapies have revolutionized the modalities of cancer treatment across the world but are still limited against hematological malignancies and a few types of solid tumor cancers with a restricted number of targets, which necessitates the expansion of the field to have newer effective targeted antibody therapeutics.

CONCLUSION: Here, we discuss about recent understanding of the protective spontaneous antitumor humoral responses in human cancers, with an emphasis on the advancement and future perspectives of antibody-based immunotherapies in cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) - 7(2024), 3 vom: 31. März, Seite e2056

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mandal, Gunjan [VerfasserIn]
Pradhan, Suchismita [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibody‐based immunotherapies
Antigens, Neoplasm
Immunoglobulin class‐switching
Journal Article
Review
Tumor‐infiltrating B lymphocytes
Tumor microenvironment

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cnr2.2056

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370115732