Ligelizumab

Ligelizumab (INN; development code QGE031) is a humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of severe asthma and chronic spontaneous urticaria.[1] It binds to IGHE an acts as an immunomodulator.[2]

Ligelizumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized (from mouse)
TargetIGHE
Clinical data
Other namesQGE031
ATC code
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6534H10000N1716O2038S44
Molar mass146612.49 g·mol−1

This drug was developed by Novartis Pharma AG. Research funded by Novartis Pharma (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02477332) concluded that Ligelizumab was more effective in treating chronic spontaneous urticaria than omalizumab or placebo [3].

Adverse drug effects

References

  1. Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Council - Ligelizumab, American Medical Association.
  2. World Health Organization (2012). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 107" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 26 (2).
  3. Maurer, Marcus; Giménez-Arnau, Ana M.; Sussman, Gordon; Metz, Martin; Baker, Diane R.; Bauer, Andrea; Bernstein, Jonathan A.; Brehler, Randolf; Chu, Chia-Yu; Chung, Wen-Hung; Danilycheva, Inna (2019-10-02). "Ligelizumab for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria". New England Journal of Medicine. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1900408.


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