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Ex vivo antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity inducibility predicts efficacy of cetuximab.
Cancer immunology research - 1 May 2015
Taylor Rodney J, Saloura Vassiliki, Jain Ajay, Goloubeva Olga, Wong Stuart, Kronsberg Shari, Nagilla Madhavi, Silpino Lorna, de Souza Jonas, Seiwert Tanguy, Vokes Everett, Villaflor Victoria, Cohen Ezra E W
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We conducted in vitro studies and a clinical trial for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) to study the relationship between FcγRIIIa polymorphisms and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). In vitro, FcγRIIIa genotype was correlated with ADCC and innate cytotoxicity using natural killer (NK) cells harvested from healthy donors. In the phase II study, patients with...
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