Mantle cell lymphoma: new treatments targeted to the biology

Clin Lymphoma. 2002 Sep;3(2):90-6. doi: 10.3816/clm.2002.n.014.

Abstract

Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) represents a distinct lymphoma subtype. The prognosis of patients with MCL is the poorest among lymphoma patients and the response to conventional treatments is inadequate. New approaches targeted to the biology of MCL and the genetics underlying the disease are being studied. Monoclonal antibodies directed at molecules expressed on MCL cells are already used in the clinical setting. This article reviews the literature on these and other new possible treatment modalities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antigens, CD20 / biosynthesis
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Apoptosis
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell / therapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Multienzyme Complexes / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
  • Rituximab
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vaccines, DNA

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived
  • Antigens, CD20
  • Multienzyme Complexes
  • Vaccines, DNA
  • Rituximab
  • ibritumomab tiuxetan
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
  • tositumomab I-131