Table 2 Some commercially available monoclonal antibodies and their clinical use
Monoclonal Antibodies Target Medical Use
OKT3 CD3 antigens on T-lymphocytes Acute rejection of transplanted kidneys, hearts and
livers
Abciximab GP IIb/IIIa on platelets Anti-thrombotic applications
Rituximab CD20 receptors on B lymphocytes Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Daclizumab Interleukin-2 receptors on activated T
lymphocytes
Acute rejection of transplanted kidneys
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) HER-2 growth factor receptors Advanced breast carcinomas expressing HER-2
receptors
Inflixibmab TNF (tumour necrosis factor) Rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease
Basiliximab Interleukin-2 receptors on activatedT
lymphocytes
Acute rejection of transplanted kidneys
Palivizumab F protein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RSV infection in children
Gemtuzumab CD33 antigen Relapsed acute myeloid leukemia
Alemtuzumab CD52 antigen on B and T lymphocytes B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
Cetuximab EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) Colorectal carcinoma and some other tumours

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