Novel concepts in radioimmunotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

نویسندگان

  • Julia Schaefer-Cutillo
  • Jonathan W Friedberg
  • Richard I Fisher
چکیده

Tositumomab/iodine-131 tositumomab (Bexxar) and ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) are radioimmunoconjugates targeting the CD20 antigen. Both agents are approved in the United States for use in relapsed or refractory, indolent or transformed, B-cell lymphoma. These agents are well tolerated and have the highest levels of single-agent activity observed in these histologies. This review will summarize the key trials that led to approval of both I-131 tositumomab and ibritumomab tiuxetan, and then focus on four novel therapeutic concepts in radioimmunotherapy: retreatment, therapy of de novo indolent lymphoma, therapy of aggressive histologies, and incorporation in high-dose therapy programs utilizing autologous stem cell support.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Oncology

دوره 21 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007