Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan radioimmunotherapy for relapsed or refractory low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Document Type
Article
Department
Haematology and Oncology, East Africa
Abstract
The treatment of malignant lymphoma has improved over the past 20 years, but the majority of patients are not cured. New modalities using targeted therapy based on new information in molecular biology and immunology hold promise for better outcomes with less toxicity. We review data on the use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies directed against the CD20 antigen on malignant B cells. We discuss the major radionuclides available, iodine 131 (131I), tositumomab, and yttrium 90 (90Y) ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin; IDEC Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA) and present data on new approaches in labeling antibodies that have facilitated their use. Clinical trial data with the yttrium-labeled antibodies are discussed. The use of dosimetry as a means for predicting toxicity is discussed, and the questions of long-term toxicity (late effects) are addressed. These targeted approaches to the treatment of malignancy, and lymphoma in particular, hold great promise. Semin Oncol 29 (suppl 2):87-92. Copyright © 2002 by W.B. Saunders Company.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Seminars in Oncology
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1053/sonc.2002.30148
Recommended Citation
Gordon, L.,
Witzig, T.,
Wiseman, G.,
Flinn, I.,
Spies, S.,
Silverman, D.,
Emmanouilides, C.,
Saleh, M.,
Cripe, L.,
Czuczman, M.
(2002). Yttrium 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan radioimmunotherapy for relapsed or refractory low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Seminars in Oncology, 29(1), 87-92.
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Comments
This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University.