Advances in immunotherapy of hematologic malignancies
- 1 January 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Current Opinion in Hematology
- Vol. 5 (4) , 237-243
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00062752-199807000-00002
Abstract
The chimeric anti-CD20 antibody rituxamab, as well as radiolabeled anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies, have demonstrated significant activity against B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Idiotype vaccination in remission may prevent relapse in follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The campath-1H antibody has activity in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and additional unconjugated, radiolabeled, and drug-conjugated monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD45 and anti-CD33) have shown activity in acute myeloid leukemia. Adoptive cellular therapy is active against posttransplantation relapse and lymphoproliferative disorders in most patients, and complications of graft-versushost disease may be controlled by suicide gene transfection of the donor lymphocytes.Keywords
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