Anti-TNF-α biotherapies: Perspectives for evidence-based personalized medicine

Immunotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1167-1179

  Bendtzen, Klaus ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

anti TNF antibodies; immunogenicity; pharmacodynamics; pharmacokinetics; recombinant protein therapeutics; theranostics

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; ETANERCEPT; GOLIMUMAB; INFLIXIMAB; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY;

B LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICINE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECEPTORS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84870455276     PISSN: 1750743X     EISSN: 17507448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/imt.12.114     Document Type: Review

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