1)IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
 It isa treatment that uses certain parts of the immune system to
fight disease such as cancer.
 It is also sometimes called biologic therapy or biotherapy.
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How it works?
Immunotherapy includes a wide variety of treatments that work in
different ways.
 By boosting the body’s immune system in a very general way.
 Helps to train the immune system to attack cancer cells specifically.
 Giving immune system components, such as man-made immune
system proteins.
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TYPES OF IMMUNOTHERAPY
Themain types of immunotherapy now being used to treat cancer are:
A. Monoclonal Antibodies
B. Cancer Vaccines
C. Non – Specific Immunotherapies
D. Engineered Antibodies
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A)MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES
 Monoclonalantibodies are man-made proteins that act like human
antibodies
 These Antibodies can be useful in fighting diseases because they can
designed specifically to only target a certain antigen, such as one
that is found on cancer cells.
 Many copies of a specific Antibody can be made in the lab. These are
known as Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs).
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What mAbs AreMade Of?
METHODS PROTEIN SOURCE TREATMENT ENDS IN
1)Murine Mouse -omab
2)Chimeric Mouse+Human -Ximab
3)Humanised Human+Mouse -Zumab
4)Human Human -umab
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HOW IT WORKS?
Flagging cancer cells
 Triggering cell-membrane destruction
 Blocking cell growth
 Preventing blood vessel growth.
 Directly attacking cancer cells
 Binding cancer and immune cells
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TYPES OF MONOCLONALANTIBODIES
1. Naked mAbs are antibodies that work by themselves.
2. Conjugated mAbs .
a) Radiolabeled Antibodies
b) Chemolabeled Antibodies
c) Immunotoxins
3. Bispecific monoclonal antibodies
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1)Naked Monoclonal Antibodies
NakedmAbs can work in different ways.
 Some may boost a person’s immune response against cancer cells.
an example is:-
alemtuzumab (Campath®
)- chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
(binds to the CD52 antigen)
 Other work by blocking specific proteins that help cancer cells grow ( some may do
both).
For example:- trastuzumab (Herceptin)-Breast and stomach cancer
(antibody against the HER2 protein)
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2)Conjugated mAbs
Conjugated mAbsare also sometimes referred to as tagged, labeled or
loaded Antibodies.
They can be divided into groups depending on what they are linked to.
a) mAbs with radioactive particles attached are referred to as
radiolabeled, and treatment with this type of Antibody is known as
radioimmunotherapy (RIT).
b) mAbs with chemotherapy drugs attached are referred to as
chemolabeled.
c) mAbs attached to cell toxins are called immunotoxins.
b)Chemolabeled Antibodies
 ThesemAbs have powerful chemotherapy drugs attached to them.
 There are only 2 chemolabeled antibodies approved by the FDA to
treat cancer at this time.
i. Brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris), an antibody that targets the CD30
antigen (found on lymphocytes), attached to a chemo drug
called MMAE.
ii. Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (Kadcyla, also called TDM-1), an
antibody that targets the HER2 protein, attached to a chemo drug
called DM1.
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3)Bispecific mAbs
 Thesedrugs are made up of parts of 2 different mAbs
 An example is blinatumomab (Blincyto)
CD19 protein(found on some leukemia and lymphoma cells)
CD3 protein(found on immune cells called T cells)
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Side effects ofMonoclonal Antibodies
In general, the more common side effects caused by Monoclonal
Antibody drugs include :
 Allergic reaction, such as hives or itching.
 Flu – like symptoms, including chills, fatigue, fever, muscle aches and
pains.
 Nausea
 Diarrhea
 Skin rashes
HOW IT WORKS?
Theseuse your immune system to
a) prevent cancer
b) treat cancer
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a) Prevent cancer
b)Treat cancer
VACCINES TREATMENT OF
Sipuleucel-T Prostate Cancer
Talimogene laherparvec(T-VEC) Melanoma skin cancer
BCG Early stage Bladder cancer
VACCINES ACTS AGAINST PREVENTION OF
Cervarix Hpv
(Human papilloma
virus)
Cervix,Throat,Vagina,
Vulva,Anus and penis
cancer
Gardasil
Gardasil-9
Heplisav-B Hbv infection Liver Cancer
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Side effects ofcancer vaccines
Side effects are usually mild and can include.
 Fever
 Chills
 Fatigue
 Back and joint pain
 Nausea
 Headache
 A few men may have more severe symptoms, including problems
breathing and high blood pressure.
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C)Non- Specific Immunotherapies
Non- specific immunotherapies don’t target cancer cells
specifically.
Cytokines
Cytokines are small proteins that are crucial in controlling the growth
and activity of other immune system cells and blood cells.
a. Interleukins
b. Interferons
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a)Interleukins
Interleukins are agroup of cytokines that act as chemical signals
between white blood cells.
 Interleukin-2 (IL-2)
 man-made version of IL-2
(advanced kidney cancer and metastatic melanoma)
 IL-7, IL-12, and IL-21*
2)HUMANISATION ANTIBODY THERAPY
Humanized antibodies are antibodies from non- human species
 Whose protein sequences have been modified to increase their
similarity to antibody variants produced naturally in humans.
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Shortfalls in murineantibodies
 A short half-life in vivo (due to host immune rejection); –
 limited penetration into target cells (such as tumour site), and –
 Being 100% murine proteins, and are recognised as ‘foreign’ by the
human body and therefore they are rejected by an antibody-
mediated immune response (human anti-murine antibodies –HAMA;
produced by the host)
To overcome these problems novel chimeric and humanised antibodies
have been developed
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Production of humanisedAntibodies
 Humanised Antibodies are produced by grafting murine
hypervariable amino acid domains into human antibodies.
 This results in a molecule of approximately 95% human origin.
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Uses of humanisedAntibodies
It includes:
 Reduction in the immunogenicity of an antibody
 Therapeutic value of an antibody increases after humanization.
NAME CLINICAL USECLINICAL
APPLICATION
Infliximab
(Remicade®)
Anti-inflammatory
(against TNF )
∝
Rheumatoid arthritis,
Crohns disease,
Ulcerative colitis
Basiliximab
(Simulect®)
Anti-inflammatory
(against IL-2 receptor)
Against graft rejection
in kidney transplants
Rituximab
(Rituxan® and
MabThera®)
Anti-cancer
(against the protein
CD20)
Non-Hodgkins
lymphoma
Cetuximab
(Erbitux®)
Anti-cancer
(EGFR Inhibitor)
Colorectal cancer,
Head and Neck
cancer
Abciximab
(ReoPro®)
Anti-coagulant
(glycoprotein IIb/IIIa
receptor antagonist)
Prevent coagulation
during
coronary angioplasty,
IHD and
unstable angina
Examples of Chimeric antibodies that are used in clinical practice
EGFR=Epidermal growth factor receptor
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NAME CLINICAL USECLINICAL APPLICATION
Bevacizumab
(Avastin®)
Angiogenesis Inhibitor
(against VEGF)
Colorectal cancer,
Certolizumab pegol
(Cimzia®)
TNF- Signaling inhibitor
∝ Crohns disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Daclizumab
(Zenapax®)
Against IL-2R receptor
∝ Currently in clinical trials
to suppress graft
rejection
Palivizumab
(Synagis®)
Against F protein of
respiratory syncytial virus
Respiratory syncytial viral
infections
Examples of Humanised antibodies that are used in clinical practice
VEGF=vascular endothelial growth factor
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NAME CLINICAL USEAPPLICATION
Adalimumab
(Humira®)
Inhibition of TNF-∝
signalling
Rheumatoid arthritis
[CT]
Golimumab
(Simponi)
Inhibition of TNF-∝
signalling
Psoriatic arthritis
[CT]
AIN457 Inhibition of IL17 Psoriasis
Rheumatoid arthritis
[UR]
Examples of Fully humanised antibodies in development or undergoing clinical trials