Development of novel therapy for malignant mesothelioma by controllingADCC activity.

点击翻译按钮获取中文摘要

Most patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have a history of exposure to carcinogenic asbestos fibers, and the latent period of this disease is more than 40 years. Therefore, the numbers of the patients are now still increasing. Cetuximab is a chimeric mouse-human antibody directed against the extracellular domain of EGFRand has been shown remarkable effects for colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. However, no published in vitro or in vivo studies have focused on the effect of cetuximab against MPM. In the present study, we found that cetuximab has potent anti-tumor activity against MPM in combination with the methods to enhance its immunological function, antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity. Our data indicate the important role of ADCC activity in the mechanism of action of cetuximab and underscore the promising potential of cetuximab as a new class of therapeutic agent for use against MPM.