Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer: A brief overview

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https://doi.org/10.33064/iycuaa2024924653

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monoclonal antibodies, hybridoma, cancer, antigens, antibodies, adverse effects

Abstract

Immunotherapy is a powerful tool in the treatment of chronic-degenerative diseases such as cancer, is targeted at the immune system to trigger strong memory immune response and are key in treatment against tumor cells through long-term anti-tumor immune response and cell death by binding specific to target antigens and the activation of various mechanisms, with low toxicity and minimal described adverse events. The FDA has approved 31 monoclonal antibodies, but side effects still occur. Therefore, our objective was to present a bibliographic review in MEDLINE and academic Google on the advances, uses, mechanisms of action and unwanted effects of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of cancer.

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Dharana Gutiérrez-Chávez, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Medicina Interna II, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Académica de Ciencias de la Salud

María Fernanda Gómez-Valencia , Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Medicina Interna II, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Académica de Ciencias de la Salud

Itzel Viridiana Reyes-Pérez , Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Medicina Interna II, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Académica de Ciencias de la Salud

María Evarista Arellano-García, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California

Laboratorio de Genotoxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Ciencias

Olivia Torres-Bugarín, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara

Medicina Interna II, Facultad de Medicina, Unidad Académica de Ciencias de la Salud

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2024-05-31

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