Blinatumomab for the treatment of B-cell lymphoma

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 715-724

  Oak, Eunhye ^a   Bartlett, Nancy L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell lymphoma; Bispecific T cell engager molecule; Blinatumomab; CD19; Cytotoxic T cells

Indexed keywords

BLINATUMOMAB; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; IBRUTINIB; IDELALISIB; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; RITUXIMAB; VENETOCLAX; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; B CELL LYMPHOMA; B LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOBLASTOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; PATHOLOGY; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

ANTIBODIES, BISPECIFIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, B-CELL; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 84927673411     PISSN: 13543784     EISSN: 17447658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.2015.1021415     Document Type: Review

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