| Literature DB >> 22351743 |
Ronan J Kelly1, Elad Sharon, Ira Pastan, Raffit Hassan.
Abstract
Mesothelin is a tumor differentiation antigen that is highly expressed in several malignant diseases in humans, including malignant mesothelioma and pancreatic, ovarian, and lung adenocarcinomas. The limited expression of mesothelin on normal human tissues and its high expression in many common cancers make it an attractive candidate for cancer therapy. Several agents, including an immunotoxin, monoclonal antibody, antibody drug conjugate, and tumor vaccine, are in various stages of development to treat patients with mesothelin-expressing tumors. This review highlights ongoing clinical trials, as well as other approaches to exploit mesothelin for cancer therapy, that are in preclinical development.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22351743 PMCID: PMC3297681 DOI: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-11-0454
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cancer Ther ISSN: 1535-7163 Impact factor: 6.261