Surfing Biotech's Second Wave: Monoclonal Antibody drugs
September 15, 2009
Know your Drugs!
| Drug Name | MOA | Market |
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Blocks CD3+T-cell activation | |
1.
and if that doesn't work...
2.
and as another option 3. |
CD20+ B cells Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | |
|
Her2 receptor overexpression | |
1.
2.
3.
|
We all scavenge excess TNF | |
1. 2. |
Blocks IL-2 mediated T-cell activation | |
|
CD52 antigen B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) | |
| CD33+ antigen of Leukemic blast cells (AML) |
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1.
2.
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Both are VEGF Inhibitors; 2 different indications | |
| Decreases IgE in the blood and prevents binding to mast cells ass'd with allergy-related asthma |
Metastatic colo-rectal cancer: 2 drugs, 2 different approaches:
1.
2.
Thank you MICE for your contributions to the mAb process....

The first 2 readings are again from my old class, N100. Same idea as last time = just read them!(1) What is Biotechnology Good For? Treating Breast Cancer: Herceptin
(2) What is Biotechnology Good For? Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis: Enbrel
(3) Paul Carter, Michael Shepard et al., [PDF] Humanization of an anti-p185HER2 antibody for human cancer therapy PNAS, 89:4285-89, 1992 .
(4) Monoclonal antibodies:Kimball's Biology
(5) New Psoriasis Treatments Work: Daniel DeNoon, WebMD November 19, 2003
(6) Pilot study of Mylotarg, idarubicin and cytarabine combination regimen
in patients with primary resistant or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia [PDF]Alvarado et al. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol (2003) 51: 87–90
(7) Monoclonal antibody successes in the clinic [PDF] Nature Biotechnology
23, 1073 - 1078 (2005)
