| Literature DB >> 26526566 |
Franziska Bootz1, Dario Neri2.
Abstract
Antibody-cytokine fusion proteins, often referred to as immunocytokines, represent a novel class of biopharmaceutical agents that combine the disease-homing activity of certain antibodies with the immunomodulatory properties of cytokine payloads. Originally, immunocytokines were mainly developed for cancer therapy applications. More recently, however, the use of anti-inflammatory cytokines for the treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions and to treat autoimmune diseases has been considered. This review analyzes basic principles in the design of immunocytokines and describes the most advanced products in preclinical and clinical development.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26526566 PMCID: PMC5144993 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2015.10.012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Drug Discov Today ISSN: 1359-6446 Impact factor: 7.851