title: Monoclonal antibody therapy of APL.
abstract: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a rare subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) for which a number of targeted therapies have been developed. The "targets" have included both genotypic and phenotypic features of the disease. The application of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to this disease to date have been limited to a relatively small number of studies where this therapy has been used to supplement effective approaches to the disease. The preliminary results have been promising, and further development of this modality as an effective adjunct to existing treatment regimens will most certainly occur in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021, USA. maslakp@mskcc.org
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Maslak
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jurcic
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Scheinberg
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic / Q000276:immunology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000079982:Gemtuzumab; D018922:HL-60 Cells; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D063268:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D015703:Antigens, CD; D015214:Antigens, Differentiation, Myelomonocytic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C571163:CD33 protein, human; C571165:Cd33 protein, mouse; D063268:Sialic Acid Binding Ig-like Lectin 3; D000079982:Gemtuzumab