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SUBMITTER: Zent CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3438221 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zent Clive S CS Smith Brian J BJ Ballas Zuhair K ZK Wooldridge James E JE Link Brian K BK Call Timothy G TG Shanafelt Tait D TD Bowen Deborah A DA Kay Neil E NE Witzig Thomas E TE Weiner George J GJ
Leukemia & lymphoma 20110919 2
CpG oligonucleotide 7909 (CpG 7909, PF-03512676), a synthetic 24mer single stranded agonist of TLR9 expressed by B cells and plasmacytoid dendritic cells, is immunomodulatory and can cause activation-induced death of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells. We report a phase I study of CpG 7909 in 41 patients with early relapsed CLL. A single intravenous dose of CpG 7909 was well tolerated with no clinical effects and no significant toxicity up to 1.05 mg/kg. Single dose subcutaneous CpG 7909 h ...[more]