Inotuzumab Ozogamicin versus Standard Therapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Hagop M. Kantarjian,
Daniel J. DeAngelo,
Matthias Stelljes,
Giovanni Martinelli,
Michaela Liedtke,
Wendy Stock,
Nicola Gökbuget,
Susan O’Brien,
Kongming Wang,
Tao Wang,
M. Luisa Paccagnella,
Barbara Sleight,
Erik Vandendries,
Anjali S. Advani
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1509277
Subject(s) - calicheamicin , medicine , lymphoblastic leukemia , refractory (planetary science) , cd22 , gemtuzumab ozogamicin , oncology , acute lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , antibody , immunology , monoclonal antibody , cd33 , stem cell , physics , astrobiology , cd34 , biology , genetics
The prognosis for adults with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia is poor. We sought to determine whether inotuzumab ozogamicin, an anti-CD22 antibody conjugated to calicheamicin, results in better outcomes in patients with relapsed or refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia than does standard therapy.
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