Clenoliximab
Monoclonal antibody | |
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Type | Whole antibody |
Source | Chimeric (primate/human) |
Target | CD4 |
Clinical data | |
ATC code | none |
Identifiers | |
ChemSpider | none |
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Clenoliximab (INN[1]) is a monoclonal antibody against CD4. It acts as an immunomodulator and has been investigated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.[2] The drug is a chimeric antibody from Macaca irus and Homo sapiens.[1]
References
- 1 2 World Health Organization (1997). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 77" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 11 (2): 89.
- ↑ Hepburn, TW; Totoritis, MC; Davis, CB (2003). "Antibody-mediated stripping of CD4 from lymphocyte cell surface in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.". Rheumatology (Oxford, England). 42 (1): 54–61. doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keg030. PMID 12509613.
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