The pharmacology and therapeutic applications of monoclonal antibodies

MS Castelli, P McGonigle… - Pharmacology research & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have emerged as a major class of therapeutic agents on the
market. To date, approximately 80 mAbs have been granted marketing approval. In 2018, 12 …

Targeting B cells and plasma cells in autoimmune diseases

K Hofmann, AK Clauder, RA Manz - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Success with B cell depletion using rituximab has proven the concept that B lineage cells
represent a valid target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, and has promoted the …

Tutorial on monoclonal antibody pharmacokinetics and its considerations in early development

M Ovacik, K Lin - Clinical and translational science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The tutorial introduces the readers to the fundamentals of antibody pharmacokinetics (PK) in
the context of drug development. Topics covered include an overview of antibody …

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

C Klein, A Lammens, W Schäfer, G Georges… - MAbs, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Several novel anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies are currently in development with the aim of
improving the treatment of B cell malignancies. Mutagenesis and epitope map** studies …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of action of CD20 antibodies

P Boross, JHW Leusen - American journal of cancer research, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that target the CD20 antigen on B cells are
successfully used in the clinic for the depletion of B cells to treat various forms of cancer and …

Biomedical imaging: principles, technologies, clinical aspects, contrast agents, limitations and future trends in nanomedicines

J Wallyn, N Anton, S Akram, TF Vandamme - Pharmaceutical research, 2019 - Springer
This review article presents the state-of-the-art in the major imaging modalities supplying
relevant information on patient health by real-time monitoring to establish an accurate …

Tumor antigen–targeted, monoclonal antibody–based immunotherapy: clinical response, cellular immunity, and immunoescape

RL Ferris, EM Jaffee, S Ferrone - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2010 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Tumor antigen (TA)–targeted monoclonal antibodies (mAb), rituximab,
trastuzumab, and cetuximab, are clinically effective for some advanced malignancies …

Antigenic modulation limits the efficacy of anti-CD20 antibodies: implications for antibody selection

SA Beers, RR French, HTC Chan… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody that targets CD20 on B cells, is now central to the
treatment of a variety of malignant and autoimmune disorders. Despite this success, a …

Therapeutic antibodies: what have we learnt from targeting CD20 and where are we going?

MJE Marshall, RJ Stopforth, MS Cragg - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have become one of the fastest growing classes
of drugs in recent years and are approved for the treatment of a wide range of indications …

FcγR dependent mechanisms of cytotoxic, agonistic, and neutralizing antibody activities

F Nimmerjahn, S Gordan, A Lux - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
Given the widespread use of antibodies of the immunoglobulin G (IgG) class as cytotoxic,
immunomodulatory, and neutralizing agents in the therapy of malignant, infectious, and …