Simultaneous multiple interaction T-cell engaging (SMITE) bispecific antibodies overcome bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) resistance via CD28 co-stimulation.
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SUBMITTER: Correnti CE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5943151 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May
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Simultaneous multiple interaction T-cell engaging (SMITE) bispecific antibodies overcome bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE) resistance via CD28 co-stimulation.
Correnti Colin E CE Laszlo George S GS de van der Schueren Willem J WJ Godwin Colin D CD Bandaranayake Ashok A Busch Melanie A MA Gudgeon Chelsea J CJ Bates Olivia M OM Olson James M JM Mehlin Christopher C Walter Roland B RB
Leukemia 20180131 5
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