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This list of over 500 monoclonal antibodies includes approved and investigational drugs as well as drugs that have been withdrawn from market; consequently, the column Use does not necessarily indicate clinical usage. See the list of FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in the monoclonal antibody therapy page.
Hydroxychloroquine was approved by the FDA for lupus in 1955. [120] Some drugs approved for other diseases are used for SLE 'off-label'. In November 2010, an FDA advisory panel recommended approving belimumab (Benlysta) as a treatment for the pain and flare-ups common in lupus. The drug was approved by the FDA in March 2011. [121] [122]
Anifrolumab, sold under the brand name Saphnelo, is a monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus. [5] [7] It binds to the type I interferon receptor, blocking the activity of type I interferons such as interferon-α and interferon-β.
When it was introduced in 2011, it was the first new drug approved to treat lupus in 56 years. [8] Sales rose to $31.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. [37] The total cost for the first year of treatment with belimumab is $28,000. [38]
However, this medication was not approved by the FDA for the indication for use in people with fibromyalgia due to the concern for abuse. [ 193 ] The muscle relaxants cyclobenzaprine , carisoprodol with acetaminophen and caffeine, and tizanidine are sometimes used to treat fibromyalgia; however, as of 2015 they are not approved for this use in ...
Sifalimumab is a human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of SLE, dermatomyositis, and polymyositis. [1] It targets interferon a. [2] Sifalimumab was developed by MedImmune; as of 2017 development had been terminated in favor of moving a competing internal product, anifrolumab, into Phase III trials. [3] [4] [5]
Treatment of adults with previously treated, unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive (IHC3+) biliary tract cancer as detected by an FDA approved test [2] Zenocutuzumab: Treatment of adults with advanced, unresectable or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer harboring a neuregulin 1 (NRG1) gene fusion with disease progression on or after prior ...
Ninety-six percent of patients with lupus induced by procainamide will have a positive test for anti-histone antibodies, and 100% of patients whose lupus was induced by penicillamine, isoniazid, or methyldopa will have a positive test for anti-histone antibodies. In 70% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, Felty's syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome ...