Study of Chimeric Fibril-Reactive Monoclonal Antibody 11-1F4 in Patients With AL Amyloidosis

Presently, treatment of patients with amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis is limited to reducing production of the amyloid-forming light-chain protein by giving conventional or high-dose (with stem cell transplant) anti-plasma cell chemotherapy, as used for patients with multiple myeloma. Although this approach has extended survival, the prognosis remains poor due to the persistence or progression of the amyloid deposits in vital organs, such as the heart or kidney. A different treatment strategy would be to attempt to reduce and/or eliminate these deposits. This study evaluates this by administering an anti-amyloid monoclonal antibody, 11-1F4. This compound has been shown to reduce/destroy this material in an experimental animal model of amyloidosis.