Past, present, and future of rituximab—the world's first oncology monoclonal antibody therapy

TM Pierpont, CB Limper, KL Richards - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Rituximab is a chimeric mouse/human monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy with binding
specificity to CD20. It was the first therapeutic antibody approved for oncology patients and …

The efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of switching between reference biopharmaceuticals and biosimilars: a systematic review

L Barbier, HC Ebbers, P Declerck… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
To date, no consensus exists among stakeholders about switching patients between
reference biological products (RPs) and biosimilars, which may have been curbing the …

Biosimilarity and interchangeability: principles and evidence: a systematic review

RA McKinnon, M Cook, W Liauw, M Marabani… - BioDrugs, 2018 - Springer
Background The efficacy, safety and immunogenicity risk of switching between an originator
biologic and a biosimilar or from one biosimilar to another are of potential concern …

Clinical benefit, price, and uptake for cancer biosimilars vs reference drugs in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Luo, X Du, Z Li, J Liu, X Lv, H Li, Q Guo… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The high cost of biologics used to treat cancer has been an increasing burden in
the world. In China, the recent approval of cancer biosimilar drugs to resolve this problem is …

Improving access to cancer treatments: the role of biosimilars

R Chopra, G Lopes - Journal of global oncology, 2017 - ascopubs.org
Biologics play a key role in cancer treatment and are principal components of many
therapeutic regimens. However, they require complex manufacturing processes, resulting in …

Rituximab: 13 open questions after 20 years of clinical use

F Pavanello, E Zucca, M Ghielmini - Cancer treatment reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Rituximab improved the prognosis of all B-cell derived lymphoproliferative diseases, but
despite 20 years of intensive use, it remains a drug with a number of still obscure …

Safety and efficacy of rituximab in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in Malawi: a prospective, single-arm, non-randomised phase 1/2 clinical trial

S Kimani, MS Painschab, B Kaimila… - The Lancet Global …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background There are no clinical trials involving patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
(DLBCL) in sub-Saharan Africa since antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV became widely …

Simultaneous monitoring of monoclonal antibody variants by strong cation-exchange chromatography hyphenated to mass spectrometry to assess quality attributes of …

F Di Marco, T Berger, W Esser-Skala, E Rapp… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Different manufacturing processes and storage conditions of biotherapeutics can lead to a
significant variability in drug products arising from chemical and enzymatic post-translational …

Challenges for biosimilars: focus on rheumatoid arthritis

MS Akram, N Pery, L Butler, MI Shafiq… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling to find ways to fund the cost of innovative
treatments such as gene therapies, regenerative medicine, and monoclonal antibodies …

[HTML][HTML] Development of novel anti-Cd20 monoclonal antibodies and modulation in Cd20 levels on cell surface: looking to improve immunotherapy response

V Singh, D Gupta, A Almasan - Journal of cancer science & therapy, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rituximab has been revolutionized and validated CD20 targeting monoclonal antibody.
Although, it is widely used for lymphoma therapy and many patients have been benefited …