Monoclonal antibody-based therapy of neuroblastoma

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2001 Oct;15(5):853-66. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8588(05)70255-0.

Abstract

The curative potential of mAbs in the treatment of patients with metastatic neuroblastoma is increasingly evident. The idiotype network appears to represent one component of a complex mechanism for success with mAb-based immunotherapy. Ongoing strategies to modify or reconstruct mAbs, to engage them with cytokines, or to unite them with T cells open new avenues for harnessing the unique forces of the immune system against some of the most deadly pediatric cancers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy, Active / methods*
  • Neuroblastoma / drug therapy*
  • Neuroblastoma / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal