Epcoritamab

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Epcoritamab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Bi-specific T-cell engager
Source Humanized
Target CD3E, CD20
Clinical data
Trade names Epkinly, Tepkinly
Other namesGEN3013, epcoritamab-bysp
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MedlinePlus a623023
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administration 		Subcutaneous
Drug class Antineoplastic
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Formula C6471H9999N1735O2007S44
Molar mass 145624.95 g·mol−1

Epcoritamab, sold under the brand name Epkinly, is a monoclonal antibody anticancer medication used for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. [4] [7] Epcoritamab is a bispecific CD20-directed CD3 T-cell engager. [4] [7] Epcoritamab was co-developed by AbbVie and Genmab. [8]

Contents

Epcoritamab was approved for medical use in the United States in May 2023, [7] [9] [8] [10] [11] in the European Union in September 2023, [6] and in Canada in December 2023. [1]

Medical uses

Epcoritamab is indicated for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma not otherwise specified, including diffuse large B-cell lymphoma arising from indolent lymphoma, and high-grade B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. [4] [7] [9]

In June 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication to include the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy. [12] [13]

Side effects

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prescribing information includes a boxed warning for serious or fatal cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity. [12] Warnings and precautions include serious infections and cytopenias. [12]

The most common adverse reactions include cytokine release syndrome, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, injection site reactions, pyrexia, abdominal pain, nausea, and diarrhea. [7]

History

Epcoritamab was evaluated in the EPCORE NHL-1 (NCT03625037) trial in 148 participants with relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphoma after two or more lines of systemic therapy, including at least one anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody-containing therapy. [7]

For the treatement of follicular lymphoma, the efficacy and safety were evaluated in EPCORE NHL-1 (Study GCT3013-01; NCT03625037), an open-label, multi-cohort, multicenter, single-arm trial that included 127 participants with relapsed or refractory FL after at least two lines of systemic therapy. [12] The primary efficacy and safety were based on 127 participants who received a two step-up dosing regimen. [12] A separate dose optimization cohort of 86 participants evaluated the recommended 3-step up dosage schedule for cytokine release syndrome mitigation. [12]

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the application for epcoritamab for follicular lymphoma priority review and breakthrough therapy designations. [12]

Society and culture

In July 2023, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency recommended a conditional marketing authorization for epcoritamab (Tepkinly). [14] It was approved for medical use in the European Union in September 2023. [5] The EMA granted orphan drug designation to epcoritamab in both February and June 2022. [15] [16] [17]

Names

Epcoritamab is the international nonproprietary name. [18] [19]

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