Biocon Limited, Bangalore, India.
MAbs. 2009 Jan-Feb;1(1):41-8. doi: 10.4161/mabs.1.1.7509.
Nimotuzumab is a humanized therapeutic monoclonal antibody against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Clinical trials are ongoing globally to evaluate nimotuzumab in different indications. Nimotuzumab has been granted approval for use in squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN), glioma and nasopharyngeal cancer in different countries. This review focuses on the unique functional characteristics of nimotuzumab. Also, it discusses the safety and efficacy data obtained from the Phase IIb clinical trial conducted in India in SCCHN. Post marketing surveillance data from Cuba for the use of nimotuzumab in pediatric and adult glioma is also discussed. Overall, nimotuzumab has immense therapeutic potential in cancers of epithelial origin.
尼妥珠单抗是一种针对表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的人源化治疗性单克隆抗体。目前正在全球范围内开展临床试验,以评估尼妥珠单抗在不同适应症中的疗效。尼妥珠单抗已在多个国家获得批准,可用于治疗头颈部鳞状细胞癌(SCCHN)、脑胶质瘤和鼻咽癌。本文重点介绍了尼妥珠单抗的独特功能特性,并讨论了在印度开展的针对 SCCHN 的 IIb 期临床试验中获得的安全性和疗效数据。还讨论了古巴开展的针对儿童和成人脑胶质瘤使用尼妥珠单抗的上市后监测数据。总的来说,尼妥珠单抗在上皮来源的癌症中具有巨大的治疗潜力。