Alewine Christine, Hassan Raffit, Pastan Ira
Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Oncologist. 2015 Feb;20(2):176-85. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0358. Epub 2015 Jan 5.
Immunotoxins are a novel class of antibody-conjugated therapeutics currently in clinical development for a variety of malignancies. They consist of an antibody-based targeting domain fused to a bacterial toxin payload for cell killing. Immunotoxins kill cells by inhibiting protein synthesis, a unique mechanism of action that is toxic to both dividing and nondividing cells. Recent advances in the design and administration of immunotoxins are overcoming historical challenges in the field, leading to renewed interest in these therapeutics.
免疫毒素是一类新型的抗体偶联疗法,目前正处于针对多种恶性肿瘤的临床开发阶段。它们由一个基于抗体的靶向结构域与一个用于细胞杀伤的细菌毒素载荷融合而成。免疫毒素通过抑制蛋白质合成来杀死细胞,这是一种独特的作用机制,对分裂细胞和非分裂细胞均有毒性。免疫毒素设计和给药方面的最新进展正在克服该领域的历史挑战,引发了对这些疗法的新关注。