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. 2019 Jul 3;8(3):41. doi: 10.3390/antib8030041
AML adult acute myeloid leukemia
APC antigen presenting cell
ART-Ig asymmetric re-engineering technology—immunoglobulin
ATTACK asymmetric tandem trimerbody for T cell activation and cancer killing
B-ALL B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
BBB blood-brain barrier
BEAT bispecific engagement by antibodies based on the T cell receptor
BiKE bispecific killer engager
BiTE bispecific T-cell engager
CAR chimeric antigen receptor
CD cluster of differentiation
CIKs cytokine-induced killers
CLL chronic lymphocytic leukemia
CNS central nervous system
CR complete response
CRS cytokine released syndrome
CTL cytotoxic T lymphocytes
DART dual affinity retargeting (antibody)
DLBCL diffuse large B cell lymphoma
DVD-Ig dual variable domain immunoglobulins
EGFRt truncated version of epidermal growth factor receptor
EMA European Medicines Agency
EpCAM epithelial cell adhesion molecule
Fc fragment, crystallizable
FIT-Ig Fabs-in-tandem immunoglobulins
GVH, GVHD graft-versus-host (disease)
HC heavy chain
HLA human leukocyte antigen
HSV-TK herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase
iCasp9 inducible caspase-9
Ig immunoglobulin
ImmTAC immune-mobilizing monoclonal TCR against cancer
iNKT invariant NKT (cells)
ITAM immunoreceptor tyrosine activation motif
KIH knobs-into-holes
LC light chain
MATH mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity
MHC major histocompatibility complex
MM multiple myeloma
NK natural killer (cell)
NKG2D natural killer group 2D
NKT natural killer T (cell)
NSCLC non-small cell lung cancer
OR objective response
PBMCs peripheral blood mononuclear cells
pMHC peptide-MHC complex
PR partial response
R/R relapsed/refractory
sCAR switchable chimeric antigen receptor
scFv single chain, fragment variable
SEED strand exchange engineered domain
SMAC supramolecular activation cluster
TandAb tandem diabody
TBE target cell-biologic-effector cell (complex)
TCB T-cell bispecifics
TCR T-cell receptor
TILs tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
TME tumor microenvironment
TRBA T-cell redirecting bispecific antibody
TriKE trispecific killer engager
TITAC trispecific T cell activating construct
US-FDA United States Food and Drug Administration