title: CAMPATH-1 monoclonal antibody therapy in severe refractory autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura.
abstract: Six patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (three of whom had CLL/NHL and one previous Hodgkin's disease) refractory to conventional therapy were treated with an antilymphocyte monoclonal antibody directed at CDw52 (CAMPATH-1). We observed response in four of the five evaluable patients; in three patients the response has lasted more than 4-9 months. However, response did not occur in most cases until 4-6 weeks after the commencement of the antibody therapy, suggesting that the mechanism of action is probably that of immune modulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Marcus
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Waldmann
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Baglin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology*; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000074301:CD52 Antigen; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000150:complications; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D016553:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D000074301:CD52 Antigen; C000613862:CD52 protein, human; D006023:Glycoproteins