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. 2014 Mar;11(1):20–33. doi: 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2014.01.002

Table 1. FDA-approved mAbs for use in oncology.

Name Marketed by Class Target First approved indication Reported mechanisms of action Approval year
Rituximab (Rituxan) Biogen Idec/Genentech Chimeric IgG1 CD20 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma ADCC, CDC, Induction of Apoptosis4 1997
Trastuzumab (Herceptin) Genentech Humanized IgG1 HER2 Breast Cancer Signal Inhibition, ADCC5 1998
Alemtuzumab (Campath) Sanofi-Aventis Humanized IgG1 CD52 B cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia CDC, Induction of Apoptosis6 2001
Ibritumomab tiuxetan (Zevalin) Biogen Idec Murine IgG1 CD20 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Radioisotope Delivery (90Y) 2002
Tositumomab (Bexxar) GlaxoSmithKline Murine IgG2a CD20 Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Radioisotope Delivery (131I), ADCC, CDC, Induction of Apoptosis7 2003
Cetuximab (Erbitux) Bristol-Myers Squibb/Eli Lilly Chimeric IgG1 EGFR Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck Signal Inhibition, ADCC, CDC8 2004
Bevacizumab (Avastin) Genentech Humanized IgG1 VEGF Colorectal Cancer Signal Inhibition9 2004
Panitumumab (Vectibix) Amgen Human IgG2 EGFR Colorectal Cancer Signal Inhibition, ADCC10 2006
Ofatumumab (Arzerra) Genmab/GSK Human IgG1 CD20 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ADCC, CDC11 2009
Denosumab (Xgeva) Amgen Human IgG2 RANKL Bone Metastases Signal Inhibition 2010
Ipilimumab (Yervoy) Bristol-Myers Squibb Human IgG1 CTLA-4 Metastatic Melanoma Signal Inhibition12 2011
Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) Seattle Genetics Chimeric IgG1 CD30 Hodgkin Lymphoma ADC 2011
Pertuzumab (Perjeta) Genentech Humanized IgG1 HER2 Breast Cancer Signal Inhibition, ADCC13 2012
Trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla) Genentech Humanized IgG1 HER2 Breast Cancer ADC, Signal Inhibition, ADCC14 2013