Vobarilizumab

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Vobarilizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Single-chain variable fragment
Source Humanized
Target IL6R
Clinical data
Other namesALX0061
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C1118H1757N315O364S8
Molar mass 25691.68 g·mol−1

Vobarilizumab (INN; development code ALX0061) is a humanized bispecific nanobody (Llama-derived heavy-chain only (Vhh) antibody) designed for the treatment of inflammatory autoimmune diseases. [1] [2] [3]

This drug was developed by Ablynx NV to block interleukin-6 receptor. Vobarilizumab has been evaluated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [4] as well as in Lupus. [5]

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References

  1. Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Council - Vobarilizumab, American Medical Association .
  2. World Health Organization (2015). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 114" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 29 (4).
  3. Hassan N, Choy E (September 2020). "Interleukin-6 inhibitors". In Scott DL, Galloway J, Cope A, Pratt A, Strand V (eds.). Oxford Textbook of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Oxford University Press. p. 394. doi:10.1093/med/9780198831433.003.0032. ISBN   978-0-19-256710-9.
  4. "A Phase II Multicenter, Open-Label Extension Study Assessing the Long-Term Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous ALX-0061 in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Completed One of the Preceding Phase IIb Studies with ALX-0061". 19 July 2019.
  5. "A Phase II Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Dose-range Finding Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ALX-0061 Administered Subcutaneously in Subjects with Moderate to Severe Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus". 12 February 2019.