title: [Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies: a little history, a lot of engineering, and... some clinical successes].
abstract: Thirty years after their discovery by Milstein and Köhler, monoclonal antibodies have now come of age as therapeutics. Nineteen monoclonal antibodies are on the market and/or have got authorization to be used for the treatment of severe diseases. Many technical efforts have been devoted over the last two decades to the generation of second generation mAbs with better affinities, decreased immunogenicity and optimized effector functions. The development of molecular engineering techniques applied to antibody molecules has also made it possible to design bi-specific antibodies and fusion molecules exhibiting different modules with bi-functional activities. The use of proteomics and genomics combined with phage display allows now the rapid selection of antibodies directed against new targets at a high rate. Many efforts are currently focused on the selection of high-responder patients, the optimization of antibody delivery, schemes of infusion, antibody pharmaco-kinetics and bio-distribution, as well as on a better control of the severe side-effects generated by some antibody treatments.
authors.affiliation: Unité Inserm 255, université Paris-VI-Pierre-et-Marie-Curie, centre de recherches biomédicales des Cordeliers, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Siberil
authors.forename: C-A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dutertre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boix
authors.forename: J-L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teillaud
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018033:Antibodies, Bispecific / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D002461:Cell Line, Transformed / Q000276:immunology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas / Q000276:immunology; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D007167:Immunotherapy / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D051379:Mice; D019151:Peptide Library; D015202:Protein Engineering; D051381:Rats; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018033:Antibodies, Bispecific; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D019151:Peptide Library; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins