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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Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Novartis Investigative Site, Oxford, United Kingdom
Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, United States
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, La Jolla, California, United States
Saint Helena Hospital, Saint Helena, California, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Azienda Sanitaria di Bolzano - Ospedale Centrale - Ematologia e Centro TMO, Bolzano, Italy
Messina Divisione di Ematologia - Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti "Papardo Piemonte", Messina, Italy
Policlinico di Careggi, Università delgi studi di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States
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