New drugs for old targets

Abstract

In recent years, many new antibodies, either naked or armed with toxin or radionuclides have been investigated to enhance the field of active agents directed against already identified (“old”) targets. This was particularly the case for the antigens CD19 and CD20 but also some other ones. The success of these developments has been variable and underlines the need to better characterize the mode of action of these molecules. Combinations studies of these new agents with other molecules, in particular those with an immunomodulatory potential, are also currently developed with some promising results.