Special Issue "Immunotoxins"

Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. John H. Sampson
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C. 27710, USA
Website: http://www.cancer.duke.edu/btc/modules/facultystaff1/index.php?id=15
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Guest Editor
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bolognesi
Department of Experimental Pathology, University of Bologna, Via San Giacomo, 14, I-40126 Bologna, Italy
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Phone: +39 051 2094729
Fax: +39 051 2094746

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, bacterial and plant toxins have been leveraged for the elimination of unwanted cells by linkage to specific antibody carriers to form immunotoxins. These potent and specific cytotoxic agents provide a promising approach to human therapy. In this special issue, we will discuss their basic biology, some of the limitations of their use as therapeutic agents, and special considerations regarding their delivery.

Prof. Dr. John H. Sampson
Prof. Dr. Andrea Bolognesi
Guest Editors

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• immunotoxins
• drug targeting
• drug delivery
• antibody
• bacterial toxins
• plant toxins
• recombinant chimeric proteins
• immunotherapy
• tumor therapy