Novel Monoclonal Antibody-based Therapies for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Publication date: Available online 9 May 2019Source: Best Practice & Research Clinical HaematologyAuthor(s): Linde M. Morsink, Roland B. WalterABSTRACTThere has been long-standing interest in using monoclonal antibodies to improve outcomes of people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). While several candidate therapeutics have failed at various stages of clinical testing, improved survival of some patients receiving the CD33 antibody-drug conjugate gemtuzumab ozogamicin has provided first evidence that monoclonal antibodies have a role in the armamentarium against AML. Over the last several years, work to improve the success of monoclonal antibody-based therapies in AML has focused on the identification and exploration of new antigen targets as much as on the development of novel treatment formats such as use of unconjugated engineered monoclonal antibodies and conjugated antibodies, delivering highly potent small molecule drugs or radionuclides to AML cells. Here, we will provide a brief overview of current efforts with such investigational monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics.
Source: Best Practice and Research Clinical Haematology - Category: Hematology Source Type: research