Table 1

FDA-approved mAbs for use in oncology

NameMarketed byClassTargetFirst approved indicationReported mechanisms of actionApproval year
Rituximab (Rituxan)Biogen Idec/
Genentech
Chimeric IgG1CD20Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaADCC, CDC, Induction of
Apoptosis4
1997
Trastuzumab (Herceptin)GenentechHumanized IgG1HER2Breast CancerSignal Inhibition, ADCC51998
Alemtuzumab (Campath)Sanofi-AventisHumanized IgG1CD52B cell Chronic Lymphocytic
Leukemia
CDC, Induction of
Apoptosis6
2001
Ibritumomab tiuxetan
(Zevalin)
Biogen IdecMurine IgG1CD20Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaRadioisotope
Delivery (90Y)
2002
Tositumomab (Bexxar)GlaxoSmithKlineMurine IgG2aCD20Non-Hodgkin’s LymphomaRadioisotope
Delivery (131I), ADCC, CDC,
Induction of Apoptosis7
2003
Cetuximab (Erbitux)Bristol-Myers
Squibb/Eli Lilly
Chimeric IgG1EGFRSquamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and NeckSignal Inhibition, ADCC,
CDC8
2004
Bevacizumab (Avastin)GenentechHumanized IgG1VEGFColorectal CancerSignal Inhibition92004
Panitumumab (Vectibix)AmgenHuman IgG2EGFRColorectal CancerSignal Inhibition, ADCC102006
Ofatumumab (Arzerra)Genmab/GSKHuman IgG1CD20Chronic Lymphocytic LeukemiaADCC, CDC11 2009
Denosumab (Xgeva)AmgenHuman IgG2RANKLBone MetastasesSignal Inhibition2010
Ipilimumab (Yervoy)Bristol-Myers
Squibb
Human IgG1CTLA-4Metastatic MelanomaSignal Inhibition122011
Brentuximab vedotin
(Adcetris)
Seattle GeneticsChimeric IgG1CD30Hodgkin LymphomaADC2011
Pertuzumab (Perjeta)GenentechHumanized IgG1HER2Breast CancerSignal Inhibition, ADCC132012
Trastuzumab emtansine
(Kadcyla)
GenentechHumanized IgG1HER2Breast CancerADC, Signal Inhibition,
ADCC14
2013