Ofatumumab is a novel anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that targets B-cells. It is an IgG1κ human monoclonal antibody produced from a recombinant murine cell line (NS0) via transgenic mouse and hybridoma technology. Ofatumumab works by recognizing antigens that are expressed on the tumour cells in certain cancers; however, the antigen is not tumour-specific and...
Ofatumumab is indicated, in combination with chlorambucil, for the treatment of previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) for whom fludarabine-based therapy is considered inappropriate.
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M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Ospedale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, AL, Italy
Area Vasta Romagna e IRST, Meldola (FC), Italy
Ematologia Azienda Ospedaliera Policlinico, Bari, BA, Italy
German CLL Study Group, Cologne, Germany
GSK Investigational Site, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy/GE, Italy
IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy/GE, Italy
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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