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Over the last few years, several new monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against lymphoid cells have been developed and investigated in indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). New generations of anti-CD20 mAbs were engineered to have augmented antitumor activity by increasing complement-dependent cytotoxicity or antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity and increased Fc binding affinity for the low-affinity variants of the FcγRIIIa receptor on immune effector cells. The second-generation mAbs are humanized or fully human to reduce immunogenicity. They include ofatumumab, veltuzumab, and ocrelizumab. The third-generation mAbs, including AME133v, Pro13192, and GA-101, are also humanized, but, in comparison with the second-generation mAbs, they also have an engineered Fc region designed to increase their effector functions. Some other new mAbs are also active in indolent NHL. These treatments include epratuzumab, apolizumab, galiximab, anti-TRAIL receptors mAbs, and anti-CD40 mAbs. Small modular immunopharmaceuticals (SMIP) that retain Fc-mediated effector functions have been also developed and investigated in preclinical studies and clinical trials. The SMIP molecules include TRU-015 (anti-CD20) and TRU-016 (anti-CD37). In addition, zanolimumab is a promising new antibody for the treatment of T CD4+ cell malignancies.
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Robak, T. (2013). New Monoclonal Antibodies for Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. In: Quesenberry, P., Castillo, J. (eds) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancer Drug Discovery and Development. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5851-7_11
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