title: Innovative strategies in lymphoma therapy.
abstract: Treatment of malignant non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHL) in the 21st century has been revolutionized by novel biological agents offering targeted approaches in addition to radio-chemotherapy. Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) against lymphatic surface antigens have been effective as monotherapeutic agents, and have already shown their superiority to conventional strategies when combined with chemotherapy. Radioimmunoconjugates are more effective than unlabelled antibodies. Specific inhibitors of neoangiogenesis as well as intracellular signal transduction pathways and antiapoptotic mechanisms have shown their efficacy in phase II studies. Long-term improvement in the setting of minimal residual disease has been observed after vaccination against surface antigens and non-myeloablative allogeneic stem cell transplantation is effective in controlling lymphoma growth. Novel specific antigens are currently identified using expression profiling of lymphomas. In the near future, combinations of biological agents will challenge conventional therapy. These exciting new strategies will improve the success rate in aggressive NHLs and may even challenge the paradigm of incurability of indolent lymphomas.
mesh_terms: D000074323:Alemtuzumab; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001897:Boronic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069286:Bortezomib; D019496:Cancer Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D017321:Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005544:Forecasting; D015316:Genetic Therapy; D006801:Humans; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D007167:Immunotherapy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011480:Protease Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D040901:Proteomics; D011719:Pyrazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D000069283:Rituximab; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000912:Antibodies, Neoplasm; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D001897:Boronic Acids; D019496:Cancer Vaccines; D018796:Immunoconjugates; D011480:Protease Inhibitors; D011719:Pyrazines; D000074323:Alemtuzumab; D000069283:Rituximab; D013792:Thalidomide; D014750:Vincristine; D000069286:Bortezomib; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone