Bifunctional Phagocytic Synapse Enhancers Remodel the Tumor Microenvironment to Overcome Immunosuppression
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Authors
- Valerio Sabatino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0424-813X)
- Rogier M. Reijmers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-7715)
- Theresa V. Rohm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8498-1018)
- Carlos Labão‐Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7797-3797)
- Aldrin V. Vasco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1539-1721)
- Gregor Hütter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7570-3902)
- Márcia Fontes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5397-2550)
- Debarati Shome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5992-883X)
- Rita C. Acúrcio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3412-1903)
- Deniz Kaymak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0233-3453)
- Stanislav Pantelyushin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3490-3860)
- Felix Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2712-8832)
- Derrick R. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2950-1848)
- Gonçalo J. L. Bernardes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6594-8917)
- David Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7896-6217)
- Ana R. Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0965-7573)
- Cong Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1661-6793)
- Rita Fior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5550-2428)
- Helena F. Florindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4006-5840)
- Sabrina A. Hogan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3994-8109)
- Irene Sarkar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7349-9502)
- Johannes vom Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4086-1564)
- Mar Cabeza-Cabrerizo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9061-058X)
- Wei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9202-7395)
- Fiona Gerster
- Silvan Fleisch
- Wei Ting Khaw
- Alexandra Gerber
- Lu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7571-4998)
Institutions
- Luminex (United States) (US)
- Champalimaud Foundation (PT)
- University of Lisbon (PT)
- University of San Diego (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Basel (CH)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Cambridge School (PT)
- Bridge University (SS)
- University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory (US)
- Shanghai Center For Bioinformation Technology (CN)
- Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Research
- Published
- 2026-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.can-25-5578
- Primary Topic
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00