Monoclonal antibody therapy of diffuse cutaneous scleroderma with CAMPATH-1H.

A worker in a polyvinyl chloride factory with rapidly progressive diffuse cutaneous scleroderma was treated with the humanized monoclonal antibody (Mab) CAMPATH-1H. Treatment was followed by rapid and substantial improvement in skin score, which was maintained during followup without additional ther...

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Main Authors: Isaacs, J, Hazleman, B, Chakravarty, K, Grant, J, Hale, G, Waldmann, H
格式: Journal article
語言:English
出版: 1996
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總結:A worker in a polyvinyl chloride factory with rapidly progressive diffuse cutaneous scleroderma was treated with the humanized monoclonal antibody (Mab) CAMPATH-1H. Treatment was followed by rapid and substantial improvement in skin score, which was maintained during followup without additional therapy. The mode of action of CAMPATH-1H and its relationship to clinical improvement are discussed.