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SUBMITTER: van Bommel PE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5749665 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Bommel Peter E PE He Yuan Y Schepel Ilona I Hendriks Mark A J M MAJM Wiersma Valerie R VR van Ginkel Robert J RJ van Meerten Tom T Ammatuna Emanuele E Huls Gerwin G Samplonius Douwe F DF Helfrich Wijnand W Bremer Edwin E
Oncoimmunology 20171031 2
Here, we report on a novel bispecific antibody-derivative, designated RTX-CD47, with unique capacity for CD20-directed inhibition of CD47-SIRPα "don't eat me" signaling. RTX-CD47 comprises a CD20-targeting scFv antibody fragment derived from rituximab fused in tandem to a CD47-blocking scFv. Single agent treatment with RTX-CD47 triggered significant phagocytic removal of CD20<sup>pos</sup>/CD47<sup>pos</sup> malignant B-cells, but not of CD20<sup>neg</sup>/CD47<sup>pos</sup> cells, and required ...[more]