Abstract |
The antibody-based targeted delivery of bioactive molecules to tumor vasculature is an attractive avenue to concentrate therapeutic agents at cancer sites, while sparing normal organs. L19, F8 and F16 are clinical-stage human monoclonal antibodies, which selectively recognize splice isoforms of fibronectin and tenascin-C in the modified extracellular matrix of neoplastic lesions. Here, we report the first comparative immunohistochemical analysis of L19, F8 and F16 in human Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. F16 was found to strongly stain the majority of lymphomas but also specimens of nonspecific lymphadenitis. By contrast, L19 exhibited a better discrimination between tumoral and inflammatory processes, yet at the expense of a weaker staining of the majority of lymphoma specimens investigated. The staining patterns observed for F8 were intermediate between the ones observed for L19 and F16. This study provides a rationale basis for the clinical investigation of therapeutic derivatives of the three antibodies in lymphoma patients.
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Authors | Christoph Schliemann, Andrea Wiedmer, Marta Pedretti, Monika Szczepanowski, Wolfram Klapper, Dario Neri |
Journal | Leukemia research
(Leuk Res)
Vol. 33
Issue 12
Pg. 1718-22
(Dec 2009)
ISSN: 1873-5835 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 19625084
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Fibronectins
- Protein Isoforms
- Tenascin
- oncofetal fibronectin
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Topics |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
(immunology)
- Fibronectins
(immunology, metabolism)
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymphoma
(metabolism)
- Protein Isoforms
(immunology, metabolism)
- Tenascin
(immunology, metabolism)
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