Why does antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) by NK cells sometimes fail to eliminate cancer cells despite apparent antibody binding?

💡 Explanation

Cancer cells can evade ADCC by shedding the surface antigens that antibodies bind to, because this reduces the effectiveness of NK cell activation; therefore, ADCC fails, rather than NK cells being overwhelmed by complement or other immune suppressive mechanisms.

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