Monoclonal Antibodies as Cancer Therapeutics

Title:Monoclonal Antibodies as Cancer Therapeutics

Volume: 6 Issue: 1

Author(s): Jihene Elloumi, Karim Jellali, Ikram Jemel and Sami Aifa

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Keywords: Cetuximab, Panitumumab, Nimutuzumab, trastuzumab, retuximab, ibritumumab, tozutumumab, ofamumumab, alemtuzumab, gemtuzumumab, Brentuximab, bevacizumab, ipilimumab, Neoplasms, immunotherapy, combinatory, United States Food and Drug Administration, patents.

Abstract: Three main targets were subjected for the most approved monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in cancer therapy: EGFR in solid cancer, the clusters of differentiation in blood cancer and VEGF in angiogenesis. Meanwhile side effects, the elevated costs and resistance problems are limiting the efficiency of mAbs as targeted therapy. The combinatory therapy with chemo or radiotherapy has improved the efficiency of mAbs. The present review aims to shed more light on the immunotherapy and the related patents that were developed for cancer treatment.

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Elloumi Jihene, Jellali Karim, Jemel Ikram and Aifa Sami, Monoclonal Antibodies as Cancer Therapeutics, Recent Patents on Biotechnology 2012; 6 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187220812799789190