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Overview

Christian Klein is affiliated with Roche (Switzerland) in Switzerland and contributes extensively to the field of medicine, with a significant focus on oncology and immunology. Their published work encompasses several high-impact research topics and venues, reflecting a diverse research portfolio.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within this broad field, subfields of study cover:

  • Oncology
  • Immunology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Christian Klein's research interests revolve around key topics such as:

  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Their recent publications illustrate active engagement in cutting-edge immunotherapy and molecular biology research. Notable papers include:

  • "The present and future of bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy," 2024, published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • "Ångström-resolution fluorescence microscopy," 2023, published in Nature
  • "PD-1 combination therapy with IL-2 modifies CD8+ T cell exhaustion program," 2022, published in Nature
  • "PD-1-cis IL-2R agonism yields better effectors from stem-like CD8+ T cells," 2022, published in Nature
  • "Dendritic cells dictate responses to PD-L1 blockade cancer immunotherapy," 2020, published in Science Translational Medicine

Christian Klein frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Pablo Umaña
  • Marina Bacac
  • Johannes Sam
  • Sara Colombetti
  • Laura Codarri Deak

Their work is often published in journals specialized in cancer and immunotherapy research, including:

  • Cancer Research
  • Blood
  • mAbs
  • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
  • Nature Communications

In addition to journal publications, Christian Klein has contributed to book publications with the following publishers and titles:

  • Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht: "Gespräche auf den Punkt" (2022, 2023)
  • J.B. Metzler: "Werner Kofler intermedial" (2021)

Best Publications

  • In vivo activation of the p53 pathway by small-molecule antagonists of MDM2.

    Lyubomir T. Vassilev;Binh T. Vu;Bradford Graves;Daisy Carvajal

  • Increasing the efficacy of CD20 antibody therapy through the engineering of a new type II anti-CD20 antibody with enhanced direct and immune effector cell–mediated B-cell cytotoxicity

    Ekkehard Mössner;Peter Brünker;Samuel Moser;Ursula Püntener

  • A transcriptionally and functionally distinct PD-1+ CD8+ T cell pool with predictive potential in non-small-cell lung cancer treated with PD-1 blockade

    Daniela S. Thommen;Daniela S. Thommen;Viktor H. Koelzer;Petra Herzig;Andreas Roller

  • Target Binding Properties and Cellular Activity of Afatinib (BIBW 2992), an Irreversible ErbB Family Blocker.

    Flavio Solca;Goeran Dahl;Andreas Zoephel;Gerd Bader

  • Climate change impact and adaptation for wheat protein

    Senthold Asseng;Pierre Martre;Andrea Maiorano;Reimund P Rötter

  • Immunoglobulin domain crossover as a generic approach for the production of bispecific IgG antibodies

    Wolfgang Schaefer;Jörg T. Regula;Monika Bähner;Jürgen Schanzer

  • Angiopoietin-2 differentially regulates angiogenesis through TIE2 and integrin signaling

    Moritz Felcht;Robert Luck;Alexander Schering;Philipp Seidel

  • Epitope interactions of monoclonal antibodies targeting CD20 and their relationship to functional properties

    Christian Klein;Alfred Lammens;Wolfgang Schäfer;Guy Georges

  • Novel human IgG1 and IgG4 Fc-engineered antibodies with completely abolished immune effector functions

    Tilman Schlothauer;Sylvia Herter;Claudia Ferrara Koller;Sandra Grau-Richards

  • Preclinical Activity of the Type II CD20 Antibody GA101 (Obinutuzumab) Compared with Rituximab and Ofatumumab In Vitro and in Xenograft Models

    Sylvia Herter;Frank Herting;Olaf Mundigl;Inja Waldhauer

  • Progression of Lung Cancer Is Associated with Increased Dysfunction of T Cells Defined by Coexpression of Multiple Inhibitory Receptors

    Daniela Stefanie Thommen;Jens Schreiner;Philipp Müller;Petra Herzig

  • A Novel Carcinoembryonic Antigen T-Cell Bispecific Antibody (CEA TCB) for the Treatment of Solid Tumors.

    Marina Bacac;Tanja Fauti;Johannes Sam;Sara Colombetti

  • Dendritic cells dictate responses to PD-L1 blockade cancer immunotherapy.

    Maud Mayoux;Andreas Roller;Vesna Pulko;Stefano Sammicheli

  • Chalcone derivatives antagonize interactions between the human oncoprotein MDM2 and p53.

    Raphael Stoll;Christian Renner;Silke Hansen;Stefan Palme

  • Bivalent, bispecific antibodies

    Christian Klein;Wolfgang Schaefer

  • p53 contains large unstructured regions in its native state.

    Stefan Bell;Christian Klein;Lin Müller;Silke Hansen

  • Cergutuzumab amunaleukin (CEA-IL2v), a CEA-targeted IL-2 variant-based immunocytokine for combination cancer immunotherapy: Overcoming limitations of aldesleukin and conventional IL-2-based immunocytokines.

    Christian Klein;Inja Waldhauer;Valeria G. Nicolini;Anne Freimoser-Grundschober

  • Target Expression, Generation, Preclinical Activity, and Pharmacokinetics of the BCMA-T Cell Bispecific Antibody EM801 for Multiple Myeloma Treatment

    Anja Seckinger;Jose Antonio Delgado;Samuel Moser;Laura Moreno

  • WT p53, but not tumor-derived mutants, bind to Bcl2 via the DNA binding domain and induce mitochondrial permeabilization.

    York Tomita;Natasha Marchenko;Susan Erster;Alice Nemajerova

  • Progress in overcoming the chain association issue in bispecific heterodimeric IgG antibodies

    Christian Klein;Claudio Sustmann;Markus Thomas;Kay Stubenrauch

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastian Kobold
Sebastian Kobold Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Stefan Endres
Stefan Endres Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ulrich Brinkmann
Ulrich Brinkmann Roche (Switzerland)
Jean-Jacques Fournié
Jean-Jacques Fournié Cancer Research Center of Toulouse
Horst Kessler
Horst Kessler Technical University of Munich
Mitchell S. Cairo
Mitchell S. Cairo New York Medical College
Otto C. Boerman
Otto C. Boerman Radboud University
Marije I. Koenders
Marije I. Koenders Radboud University
Karl-Peter Hopfner
Karl-Peter Hopfner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Eckart Priesack
Eckart Priesack University of Bonn

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