Abstract
The anti-CD19 immunotoxin (IT) (HD37-dgRTA) is effective in killing B-lineage leukemia cells and in curing severe combined immunodeficient mice with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The present study aimed to identify effective combinations of HD37-dgRTA and chemotherapeutic agents. The in-vitro cytotoxicity assays demonstrate that the combination of HD37-dgRTA and either daunorubicin or vincristine is effective. The in-vivo experiments using HD37-dgRTA with vincristine prolonged the survival of mice compared to the chemotherapeutic agent or IT (90.7 vs. 147.1 days). Also, 80% of the mice treated with IT plus vincristine were long-term survivors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2380-2387 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Leukemia and Lymphoma |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
Keywords
- Chemotherapy
- Childhood leukemia
- Immunotherapy
- Immunotoxins
- Monoclonal antibodies
- Pre-B ALL
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Hematology
- Oncology
- Cancer Research