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Common adverse effects reported with belimumab include nausea, diarrhea, and fever, as well as hypersensitivity and infusion-site reactions, which were severe in 0.9% of patients. Regulatory agencies recommend that patients be treated with an antihistamine prior to a belimumab infusion. [11]
Voclosporin, sold under the brand name Lupkynis, is a calcineurin inhibitor used as an immunosuppressant medication for the treatment of lupus nephritis. [2] [4] It is an analog of ciclosporin that has enhanced action against calcineurin and greater metabolic stability.
Benlysta: mab: human: B-cell activating factor (BAFF) Y: systemic lupus erythematosus without renal or CNS involvement Bemarituzumab [26] mab: humanized: FGFR2: gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma Benralizumab [38] Fasenra: mab: humanized: CD125: Y: asthma Berlimatoxumab [26] mab: human: Staphylococcus aureus bi-component ...
Belimumab (Benlysta) is a monoclonal antibody developed by Human Genome Sciences and GlaxoSmithKline, with significant discovery input by Cambridge Antibody Technology, which specifically recognizes and inhibits the biological activity of B-Lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) and is in clinical trials for treatment of Systemic lupus erythematosus and ...
Drug-induced lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic use of certain drugs. These drugs cause an autoimmune response (the body attacks its own cells) producing symptoms similar to those of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
Pharmaceutical maker GlaxoSmithKline will begin a phase 3 clinical trial to judge lupus medication Benlysta's effectiveness in treating patients with ANCA-positive vasculitis. The trial, which ...
Belantamab mafodotin is indicated for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least four prior therapies including an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody, a proteasome inhibitor, and an immunomodulatory agent.
[33] [34] The phase 3 clinical trials also reported infusion related reactions, amyloid-related imaging abnormalities and headaches as the most common side effects of Lecanemab. In July 2023 the FDA gave Lecanemab full approval for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease [ 35 ] and it was given the commercial name Leqembi.