CD16a triggers antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity but CD16a shedding dampens its anti-tumor activity. Here the authors develop a monoclonal antibody (F9H4) that prevents CD16a shedding, which synergizes with a tumor cell opsonizing antibody (cetuximab) to elicit natural killer cell-driven immunity.
- Bruna Taciane da Silva Bortoleti
- Sophia Quasem
- Lucas Ferrari de Andrade