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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2010

First-line treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia: role of alemtuzumab.

Carmen Diana Schweighofer, Clemens-Martin Wendtner

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review of targeted therapy in chronic lymphocytic leukemia: what a radiologist needs to know about CT interpretation.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carmen Diana SchweighoferDepartment of Hematopathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA;
Clemens-Martin Wendtner
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The CD52-targeting antibody alemtuzumab is established in clinical practice with convincing activity in relapsed and refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), particularly in patients with high-risk features and adverse prognosis. In the CAM307 study alemtuzumab was tested and finally approved as a first-line single agent, even though the hurdle with chlorambucil as the contender was not set very high. Within clinical trials, the drug demonstrated an excellent ability to eliminate minimal residual disease in blood and bone marrow, which has been correlated with a corresponding survival advantage in patients. However, in the maintenance setting, infectious complications due to severe T cell suppression have been highlighted and do not allow clinicans to use alemtuzumab outside of clinical trials. This review discusses potential therapeutic niches and future applications of alemtuzumab with a focus on CLL front-line treatment.

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alemtuzumabCampathCLLfirst-line treatmentfront-line

Identifiers

PMID20616957
PMCPMC2895774
OpenAlexW2030486864

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