Targeting osseous metastases: rationale and development of radio-immunotherapy for prostate cancer

Curr Oncol Rep. 2004 May;6(3):222-9. doi: 10.1007/s11912-004-0053-y.

Abstract

For patients with metastatic prostate cancer, bone is the primary site of tumor localization and the major cause of disease-related morbidity and mortality. Hormonal therapy and chemotherapy alone cannot eradicate disease harbored in bone. The delivery of radiotherapy to the reservoir of disease is an approach previously only achievable using bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals. Now, however, with the identification of tumor-specific targets, antibodies are being used to deliver radiotherapy to these sites. In this article, we review the rationale behind this approach, the targets being explored, the radiation sources available, and the antibodies currently under clinical development.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm / therapeutic use
  • Bone Neoplasms / immunology
  • Bone Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / immunology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Quality of Life
  • Radioimmunotherapy / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antibodies, Neoplasm
  • Immunologic Factors
  • Radiopharmaceuticals