The BiTE (Bispecific T-Cell engager) platform: development and future potential of a targeted immuno-oncology therapy across Tumor Types

Einsele, Hermann; Borghaei, Hossein; Orlowski, Robert Z.; Subklewe, Marion; Roboz, Gail J.; Zugmaier, Gerhard; Kufer, Peter; Iskander, Karim und Kantarjian, Hagop M. (2020): The BiTE (Bispecific T-Cell engager) platform: development and future potential of a targeted immuno-oncology therapy across Tumor Types. In: Cancer, Bd. 126, Nr. 14: S. 3192-3201

Abstract

Immuno-oncology therapies engage the immune system to treat cancer. BiTE (bispecific T-cell engager) technology is a targeted immuno-oncology platform that connects patients' own T cells to malignant cells. The modular nature of BiTE technology facilitates the generation of molecules against tumor-specific antigens, allowing off-the-shelf immuno-oncotherapy. Blinatumomab was the first approved canonical BiTE molecule and targets CD19 surface antigens on B cells, making blinatumomab largely independent of genetic alterations or intracellular escape mechanisms. Additional BiTE molecules in development target other hematologic malignancies (eg, multiple myeloma, acute myeloid leukemia, and B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma) and solid tumors (eg, prostate cancer, glioblastoma, gastric cancer, and small-cell lung cancer). BiTE molecules with an extended half-life relative to the canonical BiTE molecules are also being developed. Advances in immuno-oncology made with BiTE technology could substantially improve the treatment of hematologic and solid tumors and offer enhanced activity in combination with other treatments.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0008-543X
• Sprache: Englisch