title: Modern immunotherapy of adult B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia with monoclonal antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells.
abstract: The introduction of newer cytotoxic monoclonal antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor modified T cells is opening a new age in the management of B-lineage adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This therapeutic change must be very positively acknowledged because of the limits of intensive chemotherapy programs and allogeneic stem cell transplantation. In fact, with these traditional therapeutic tools the cure can be achieved in only 40-50% of the patients. The failure rates are particularly high in the elderly, in patients with post-induction persistence of minimal residual disease and especially in refractory/relapsed disease. The place of the novel immunotherapeutics in improving the outcome of adult patients with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maino
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Scattolin
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Piera
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viero
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosaria
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sancetta
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pascarella
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vespignani
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, Ospedale dell'Angelo e SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bassan