Multiple myeloma (MM) patients who receive killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR) ligand-mismatched, T cell-depleted, allogeneic transplantation may have a reduced risk of relapse compared with patients who receive KIR ligand-matched grafts, suggesting the importance of this signaling axis in the natural killer (NK) cell-versus-MM effect. Expanding on this concept, IPH2101 (1-7F9), an anti-inhibitory KIR mAb, enhances NK-cell function against autologous MM cells by blocking the engagement of inhibitory KIR with cognate ligands, promoting immune complex formation and NK-cell cytotoxicity specifically against MM cell targets but not normal cells. IPH2101 prevents negative regulatory signals by inhibitory KIR, whereas lenalidomide augments NK-cell function and also appears to up-regulate ligands for activating NK-cell receptors on MM cells. Lenalidomide and a murine anti-inhibitory NK-cell receptor Ab mediate in vivo rejection of a lenalidomide-resistant tumor. These mechanistic, preclinical data support the use of a combination of IPH2101 and lenalidomide in a phase 2 trial for MM. © 2011 by The American Society of Hematology.
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Benson, D. M., Bakan, C. E., Zhang, S., Collins, S. M., Liang, J., Srivastava, S., … Farag, S. S. (2011). IPH2101, a novel anti-inhibitory KIR antibody, and lenalidomide combine to enhance the natural killer cell versus multiple myeloma effect. Blood, 118(24), 6387–6391. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2011-06-360255
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