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The Monoclonal Antibody nBT062 Conjugated to Cytotoxic Maytansinoids Has Potent and Selective Cytotoxicity against CD138 Positive Multiple Myeloma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo.

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Strong evidence of in vitro and in vivo selective cytotoxicity of these immunoconjugates is demonstrated and the preclinical framework supporting evaluation of nBT062-based immunconjugates in clinical trials to improve patient outcome in MM is provided.
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This article is published in Blood.The article was published on 2008-11-16. It has received 9 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cytotoxicity & Bone marrow.

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Treatment of Hematologic Malignancies with Immunotoxins and Antibody-Drug Conjugates

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Antibody-drug conjugates: using monoclonal antibodies for delivery of cytotoxic payloads to cancer cells.

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Antibody-drug conjugates in tumor therapy.

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Uses of immunoconjugates targeting CD138

TL;DR: In this article, methods and treatment regimes that include the administration of immunconjugates targeting CD138 to combat diseases are discussed, either as the sole active ingredient or as part of an anticancer combination.
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