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Lorukafusp alfa (14.18 mAb; hu14.18-IL2) is an immunocytokine consisting of the humanized 14.18 anti-GD2 mAb linked to IL210. Lorukafusp alfa has activity mediated by activation of antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity via the binding of hu14.18-IL2 to GD2 on the tumor cell surface, followed by binding to Fc receptors on effector cells along with activation of NK and T cells via IL2 receptor binding. Lorukafusp alfa has anti-tumor activity.• Ganglioside GD2: a novel therapeutic target in triple-negative breast cancer., PMID:34596246• GD2 is a Crucial Ganglioside in the Signal Modulation and Application as a Target of Cancer Therapeutics., PMID:39921214• Preclinical Development of CAR T Cells with Antigen-Inducible IL18 Enforcement to Treat GD2-Positive Solid Cancers., PMID:38593230• Ganglioside GD2 Contributes to a Stem-Like Phenotype in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma., PMID:39726234• Preclinical assessment of the efficacy and specificity of GD2-B7H3 SynNotch CAR-T in metastatic neuroblastoma., PMID:33479234• Ganglioside GD2 Enhances the Malignant Phenotypes of Melanoma Cells by Cooperating with Integrins., PMID:35008849• RNA Sequencing-Based Identification of Ganglioside GD2-Positive Cancer Phenotype., PMID:32486168• Potent antitumor efficacy of anti-GD2 CAR T cells in H3-K27M+diffuse midline gliomas., PMID:29662203• Anti-GD2 antibody with GM-CSF, interleukin-2, and isotretinoin for neuroblastoma., PMID:20879881