Review Article

Adverse Events of Monoclonal Antibodies Used for Cancer Therapy

Table 1

Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) approved for cancer therapy.

MoAbTrade nameTargetTypeIndication(s)

CetuximabErbituxEGFRChimeric IgG1κHNC and colorectal cancer
PanitumomabVectibixEGFRHuman IgG2κColorectal carcinoma
NimotuzumabNimotuzumabEGFRHuman IgGh-R3HNC
BevacizumabAvastinVEGFRHumanized IgG1κColorectal, renal, lung, and brain cancer
RamucirumabCyramzaVEGFRHumanized IgG1κGastric or gastresophageal junction cancer
TrastuzumabHerceptinHER2Humanized IgG1κBreast cancer,
gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer
TrastuzumabemtansineKadcylaHER2Humanized IgG1κBreast cancer
PertuzumabPerjetaHER2Humanized IgG1κBreast cancer
AlemtuzumabCampathCD52Humanized IgG1κChronic lymphocytic leukemia
RituximabRituxan 
MabThera
CD20Chimeric IgG1κChronic lymphocytic leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
OfatumumabArzerraCD20Human IgG1κChronic lymphocytic leukemia
ObinutuzumabGazyvaCD20Human IgG1CLL
IbritumomabZevalinCD20Murine IgG1κNon-Hodgkin lymphoma
TositumomabBexxarCD20Murine IgG2aλNon-Hodgkin lymphoma
Brentuximab VedotinAdcetrisCD30Chimeric IgG1κHodgkin’s and anaplastic large cell lymphoma
IpilimumabYervoyCTLA-4Human IgG1κMelanoma
CatumaxomabRemovabEpCAMRat IgG2b/mouse 
IgG2a bispecific
Malignant ascites in patients with ePCaM + cancer
DenosumabProlia 
Xgeva
RANKLHuman IgG2κBreast cancer, prostate cancer, and giant cell tumors of the bone
NivolumabOpdivoPD-1Human IgG4Melanoma
SiltuximabSylvantIL-6Chimeric IgG1κCastleman disease, multicentric (in patients who are HIV negative and HHV-8 negative)