Table 2.
Monoclonal Antibodies- Based Therapeutic Agent | Molecular Target | Tumor Type | TAM Effect | Ref. |
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Bevacizumab | VEGFA | Glioblastoma | Induces Tie-2+ monocyte infiltration and vast infiltration of M2-like macrophages | 86 |
Increases phosphorylation of STAT3 in macrophages, promoting a tumor supportive phenotype | 89 | |||
Crossmab,A2V | Angiopoietin-2/ VEGFA bispecific | Transits TAM from M2-like phenotype to M1-like phenotype. Prolonging tumor-bearing mice survival time | 84 | |
MEDI3617 | Angiopoietin-2 | Promoting tumor vessel normalization and M1-like polarization of TAM when coadministered with cediranib | 83 | |
Cetuximab | Epidermal growth factor receptor | Colorectal carcinoma | Increases phagocytosis by macrophages to eliminate circulating cancer cells | 72 |
Activation of M2-like macrophages | 85 | |||
Heck and neck cancer | Ameliorates suppressive phenotypes of Fcγ receptor bearing myeloid cells in cancer patients | 112 | ||
Trastuzumab | HER2 | HER2+ breast cancers | Decreases CD68+ macrophage infiltration | 75 |
SR1 | c-Kit | Imatinib resistant GIST | Increases phagocytosis in macrophages | 73 |
Abbreviations: EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; GIST, gastrointestinal stromal tumor; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.