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FcgammaRIIIa polymorphisms and cetuximab induced cytotoxicity in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII - 1 Jul 2009
Taylor Rodney J, Chan Siaw-Lin, Wood Aaron, Voskens Caroline J, Wolf Jeffrey S, Lin Wei, Chapoval Andrei, Schulze Dan H, Tian Guoliang, Strome Scott E
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PURPOSE: The interaction of Fc fragments of antibodies with the Fcgamma receptors is an essential checkpoint in antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). Specific polymorphisms at position 158 enhance FcgammaRIIIa affinity for IgG1 and are associated with improved clinical outcome in lymph...
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