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Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)

As a leading service provider in the field of cancer immunotherapy, Creative Biolabs now presents one-stop antagonistic antibody development service for both research and therapeutic applications. Particularly, we offer a broad range of early development service, especially for antagonistic antibody design and engineering. Here, we are happy to introduce our antagonistic antibody development service for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)

SCCHN is one of the most common cancers worldwide, with incidences of more than 30 per 100 000 population. It encompasses a variety of tumors originating in the lip/oral cavity, hypopharynx, oropharynx, nasopharynx or larynx with the difference in epidemiology, etiology and therapeutical approach. As a number of the immunosuppressive group of diseases that employ different immune evasion mechanisms, SCCHN has been demonstrated to be implicated in carcinogenesis of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer. In addition, risk factors for SCCHN include cigarette, cigar, or pipe smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. Generally, multimodality therapeutic approach is employed for SCCHN patients with locally advanced disease. For recurrent/metastatic (R/M) disease, cytotoxic-based chemotherapy remains the standard therapeutic option.

Mechanism of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade. Fig.1 Mechanism of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade. (von der Grün, 2019)

Antagonistic Antibody for SCCHN

Recently, growing efforts have been paid to identify suitable targets for immunity stimulation, not only by blocking negative regulatory pathways in effector lymphocytes but also by enhancing co-stimulatory signals. The receptor-ligand interplay between PD-1 and its receptors is particularly noteworthy. Studies have shown that both ligands of PD-1, namely PD-L1 and PD-L2, are overexpressed in SCCHN and naturally induced by pro-inflammatory signals, protecting self-tissue from an excessive immune response. Binding of PD-L1 and PD-L2 could active PD-1 and thus inhibit the T-cell receptor (TCR) downstream pathway via tyrosine phosphatase SHP-2 activity, which provides a new powerful tool in anticancer therapy with the potential to reverse cancer-mediated immunosuppression. To date, several antibodies against PD-1 (pembrolizumab, nivolumab) and PD-L1 (atezolizumab, durvalumab, avelumab) have already been approved access to the market for various tumor entities. Most importantly, we are capable of antagonistic antibody development service for SCCHN therapy.

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Reference

  1. von der Grün, J., et al. Targeted Therapies and Immune-Checkpoint Inhibition in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Where Do We Stand Today and Where to Go?. Cancers. 2019, 11(4), p.472.

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