PMID- 30715609 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200622 LR - 20200622 IS - 1534-6269 (Electronic) IS - 1523-3790 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 2 DP - 2019 Feb 4 TI - Bispecific Antibodies in Hematologic Malignancies: When, to Whom, and How Should Be Best Used? PG - 17 LID - 10.1007/s11912-019-0759-5 [doi] AB - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to discuss the current recommendations for the use of bispecific antibodies (bsAb) in hematologic malignancies and explore the future in this field. RECENT FINDINGS: Bispecific antibodies are molecules able to target two different antigen-binding sites: one towards a tumor antigen and another to activate a cytotoxic cell. Phase II/III trials on blinatumomab for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have demonstrated its efficacy for treating minimal residual disease (MRD+) and relapsed refractory (r/r) Philadelphia positive (Ph+) and negative (Ph-) ALL in adults and children. Currently, the only bispecific antibody (bsAb) approved for its use in hematologic malignancies is blinatumomab. However, multiple trials are under development not only to explore blinatumomab's clinical activity in other neoplasia, such as lymphoma or multiple myeloma, but also to develop new molecules against different antigens. FAU - Demichelis-Gomez, Roberta AU - Demichelis-Gomez R AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Dominguez Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico. robertademichelis@gmail.com. FAU - Perez-Samano, Daniela AU - Perez-Samano D AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Dominguez Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico. FAU - Bourlon, Christianne AU - Bourlon C AD - Department of Hematology and Oncology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran, Avenida Vasco de Quiroga No. 15, Belisario Dominguez Seccion XVI, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20190204 PL - United States TA - Curr Oncol Rep JT - Current oncology reports JID - 100888967 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Bispecific) RN - 0 (Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Bispecific/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/immunology/*therapeutic use MH - Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic MH - Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic MH - Hematologic Neoplasms/*drug therapy/immunology MH - Humans MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic OTO - NOTNLM OT - Acute lymphoblastic leukemia OT - Antibodies OT - Antineoplastic agents OT - Bispecific antibodies OT - Immunotherapy OT - T-lymphocytes EDAT- 2019/02/05 06:00 MHDA- 2020/06/23 06:00 CRDT- 2019/02/05 06:00 PHST- 2019/02/05 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/02/05 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/06/23 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s11912-019-0759-5 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s11912-019-0759-5 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Curr Oncol Rep. 2019 Feb 4;21(2):17. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0759-5.