Afutuzumab

Afutuzumab
Afutuzumab ?
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Humanized (from mouse)
Target CD20
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 949142-50-1 N
ATC code None
UNII O43472U9X8 YesY
KEGG D09321 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C6512H10060N1712O2020S44 
Mol. mass 146.1 kDa
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Afutuzumab is a monoclonal antibody being developed by Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. for the treatment of lymphoma.[1] It acts as an immunomodulator.[2][3] It was renamed to Obinutuzumab in 2009.[4]

References

  1. ^ Robak, T (2009). "GA-101, a third-generation, humanized and glyco-engineered anti-CD20 mAb for the treatment of B-cell lymphoid malignancies". Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000) 10 (6): 588–96. PMID 19513948. 
  2. ^ Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The Usan Council - Afutuzumab, American Medical Association.
  3. ^ International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN), World Health Organization.
  4. ^ [http://www.who.int/medicines/publications/druginformation/innlists/PLFinal101.pdf International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN)], World Health Organization.