Blinatumomab induces autologous T-cell killing of chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells

Haematologica

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1930-1938

  Wong, Ryan ^a   Pepper, Chris ^a   Brennan, Paul ^a   Nagorsen, Dirk ^b   Man, Stephen ^a   Fegan, Chris ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMG 103; BLINATUMOMAB; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIBODY; CD38 ANTIGEN; CD40 LIGAND; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANZYME B; INTERLEUKIN 8; KI 67 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOTOXIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL KILLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; T LYMPHOCYTE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BISPECIFIC; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 84889849596     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: 15928721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2012.082248     Document Type: Article

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