Ontuxizumab

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Ontuxizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Chimeric/humanized hybrid (mouse/human)
Target TEM1
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C6532H10050N1726O2054S44
Molar mass 147.0 kg/mol

Ontuxizumab [1] is a humanized rabbit monoclonal antibody [2] designed for the treatment of cancer. It binds to endosialin (TEM1 or CD248). [3]

Phase I trials are complete and the drug was granted orphan drug status by the FDA for sarcoma. It is currently in phase II trials for melanoma, colorectal cancer, sarcoma, and lymphoma. [4]

An orphan drug is a pharmaceutical agent developed to treat medical conditions which, because they are so rare, would not be profitable to produce without government assistance. The conditions are referred to as orphan diseases.

This drug was developed by Morphotek and Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research. [5]

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References

  1. World Health Organization (2013). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 109" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 27 (2).
  2. "Endosialin binding molecules". Philip M. Sass, Brad Kline, Nicholas Nicolaides, Luigi Grasso, Stephen Harley, Morphotek Inc. 2010-04-08.
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