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Table 1 Monoclonal antibodies approved for clinical use in oncology

From: Monoclonal antibodies for the therapy of cancer

Antibody name

Target

Antibody format

Application

Cetuximab

EGFR

Chimeric

Colorectal, breast and lung cancer

Panitumumab

EGFR

Human

Colorectal cancer

Nimotuzumab

EGFR

Humanized

Head and neck cancer

Rituximab

CD20

Chimeric

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Trastuzumab

HER2

Humanized

Breast cancer

Alemtuzumab

CD52

Humanized

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Bevacizumab

VEGFA

Humanized

Colorectal and lung cancer

Ofatumumab

CD20

Human

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Ipilimumab

CTLA-4

Human

Metastatic melanoma

Pertuzumab

HER2

Humanized

Breast cancer

Denosumab

RANK Ligand

Human

Solid tumor bony metastases

Brentuximab vedotin

CD30

Chimeric

Hodgkin's or systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma

Gemtuzumabozogamicin

CD33

Humanized

Acute myelogenous leukemia

90Y-Ibritumomab tiuxetan

CD20

Mouse

Low grade or transformed B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Tositumomaband 131I-tositumomab

CD20

Mouse

Lymphoma