ROSE12, a novel anti-CTLA-4 Fc{gamma}Rs binding-enhanced antibody activated by extracellular adenosine triphosphate, shows tumor-selective regulatory T-cell depletion and antitumor efficacy without systemic immune activation

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | |

Background <p>Intratumoral regulatory T cells (Tregs) are associated with diminished antitumor immunity and poor prognosis in many cancers, with tumor-infiltrating effector Tregs expressing high levels of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4). While Treg depletion is a promising strategy for cancer immunotherapy, systemic Treg depletion may lead to severe autoimmune toxicity. Therefore, to selectively deplete intratumoral Tregs, we used extracellular ATP…

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