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Molecular engineering to improve antibodies' anti-lymphoma activity.
Best practice & research. Clinical haematology - 1 Jun 2011
Peipp Matthias, van de Winkel Jan G J, Valerius Thomas
Abstract excerpt
The human/mouse chimeric CD20 antibody rituximab has significantly improved the survival of lymphoma patients. However, translational research into pharmacology and effector mechanisms of rituximab has identified several limitations of this prototypic antibody. For example, humanized or fully human next-generation antibodies demonstrated reduced immunogenicity, which may translate into improved applicability in...
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