Journal article
Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Human B-Cell Malignancies
Leukemia & lymphoma, Vol.31(3-4), pp.237-249
1998
DOI: 10.3109/10428199809059217
PMID: 9869188
Abstract
Monoclonal antibody technology emerged in the 1970′s and was greeted by a wave of optimism. Many believed this new form of therapy would be effective in the treatment of human cancers. Early clinical trials in B-cell lymphomas demonstrated both the potential and limitations of unlabeled murine monoclonal antibody therapy, and taught us valuable lessons regarding the importance of the antibody structure, and nature of the targeted antigen. Since that time modifications in antibody structure and careful selection of target antigen have improved the clinical efficacy of these agents. Clinical trials using humanized antibodies have demonstrated that human/mouse chimeric antibodies and humanized antibodies have enhanced anti-tumor activity, decreased immunogenicity, and a very favorable toxicity profile. Radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies can induce durable remissions in lymphoma with toxicity limited largely to bone marrow suppression. Clinical trials with immunotoxins have demonstrated anti-tumor activity but also have been associated with significant toxicity. Standard treatment options for B-cell lymphoma will soon include antibody-based therapies. Further basic and clinical research is needed so we can understand more thoroughly the mechanisms responsible for the observed anti-tumor effects, and explore more extensively the best approach to their clinical use.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Monoclonal Antibodies in the Treatment of Human B-Cell Malignancies
- Creators
- Brian K Link - 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and the Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USAGeorge J Weiner - 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine and the Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Leukemia & lymphoma, Vol.31(3-4), pp.237-249
- Publisher
- Informa UK Ltd
- DOI
- 10.3109/10428199809059217
- PMID
- 9869188
- ISSN
- 1042-8194
- eISSN
- 1029-2403
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1998
- Academic Unit
- Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984094381202771
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