Abstract:The anti-CD20 antibody rituximab has substantially improved outcomes in patients with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas. However, many patients are not cured by rituximab-based therapies, and overcoming de novo or acquired rituximab resistance remains an important challenge to successful treatment of B-cell malignancies. Interferon alpha (IFNα) has potent immunostimulatory properties and anti-proliferative effects against some B-cell cancers, but its clinical utility is limited by systemic toxicity. To improve the … Show more
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