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Using Reference Reagents to Confirm Robustness of Cytokine Release Assays for the Prediction of Monoclonal Antibody Safety
Published on: September 15, 2023
Monoclonal antibodies, immunogenicity, and associated infusion reactions
1Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One East 100th Street, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Abstract:
The increasing use of monoclonal antibodies as treatment modalities for a number of immune mediated and malignant diseases has yielded great promise. In using this approach, however, we have encountered problems, in terms of infusion reactions. Two forms of reactions have been identified: acute and delayed; they appear to be related to the presence of antibodies to the monoclonal antibodies (against murine or human components). The reactions are largely not anaphylactic (IgE mediated), making it possible to re-treat patients using specific protocols. These protocols are detailed in this overview.
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