title: In vitro depletion of clonogenic cells in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a CD10 (anti-cALLA) monoclonal antibody.
abstract: A semi-solid medium colony assay was used in common acute lymphoblastic leukemia (cALL) to test growth inhibition of leukemic progenitors (CFU-L) after exposure to monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) directed against CD10 and CD9 antigens. Peripheral or bone marrow cells from 15 patients were plated after exposure to various concentrations of ALB2, a CD10 cytotoxic MoAb, followed by complement lysis. CFU-L inhibition was complete (no residual colony) in 5 cases (33%), marked (greater than or equal to 95%) in 4 cases (27%), but only moderate (64% +/- 28) in 6 cases (40%). This inhibition was not related to the percentage of cALLA positive cells before exposure to MoAb. In addition, cells of 5 patients were exposed to BA1 (CD24) + complement. In these cases, the proportion of CFU-L inhibition was equal to or higher than with ALB2. In 3 cases, cells were exposed to an association of ALB2 and SB4 (CD19) MoAbs followed by complement lysis, with a marked inhibition (greater than or equal to 99%) in 2/3 cases. These observations give supplementary support to the use of several MoAbs directed against various antigens present at early stages of B differentiation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Hématologie de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, France.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Marie
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choquet
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Perrot
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thevenin
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pillier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boucheix
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zittoun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002469:Cell Separation; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D003165:Complement System Proteins