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Fontolizumab

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Fontolizumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized(frommouse)
Targetinterferon gamma
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Molar massca. 150 kg/mol
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Fontolizumab(planned trade nameHuZAF) is ahumanized monoclonal antibody[1]and animmunosuppressive drugfor the treatment ofauto-immune diseaseslikeCrohn's disease.[2]A phase IIclinical trialinvestigating the use forrheumatoid arthritiswas terminated because the first phase did not meet theendpoint.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The Usan Council - Fontolizumab,American Medical Association.
  2. ^Reinisch W, de Villiers W, Bene L, Simon L, Rácz I, Katz S, et al. (February 2010)."Fontolizumab in moderate to severe Crohn's disease: a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose study".Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.16(2): 233–42.doi:10.1002/ibd.21038.PMID19637334.S2CID25337474.
  3. ^Clinical trial numberNCT00281294for "A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Activity of Fontolizumab in Subjects With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis" atClinicalTrials.gov