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Abstract
Lymphocyte depletion has a long history in the area of therapeutic immunosuppression. CAMPATH-1H (alemtuzumab) was generated in an attempt to replace anti-lymphocyte globulins in the transplant arena. Its efficacy in killing lymphocytes has established it as a licensed drug for the management of chronic lymphocyte leukaemia. Short-term therapy with alemtuzumab has demonstrated long-term benefit in a number of autoimmune conditions. This drug has the potential to facilitate recruitment of tolerance processes so enabling drug minimization in transplantation, autoimmune and hypersensitivity diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16147535 PMCID: PMC1569536 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1702
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci ISSN: 0962-8436 Impact factor: 6.237