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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list of over 500 monoclonal antibodies includes approved and investigational drugs as well as drugs that have been withdrawn from market; consequently, the column Use does not necessarily indicate clinical usage.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.
A disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) is a disease-modifying drug that would inhibit or even reverse the progression of osteoarthritis. [1] Since the main hallmark of osteoarthritis is cartilage loss, a typical DMOAD would prevent the loss of cartilage and potentially regenerate it.
The act established the position of Associate Director for arthritis and related musculoskeletal diseases and authorized an interagency arthritis coordinating committee; community demonstration project grants; an arthritis data bank; an information clearinghouse; and comprehensive centers for research, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and ...
An antiarthritic is any drug used to relieve or prevent arthritic symptoms, such as joint pain or joint stiffness. Depending on the antiarthritic drug class, it is used for managing pain, reducing inflammation or acting as an immunosuppressant. These drugs are typically given orally, topically or through administration by injection.
The FDA approved AbbVie Inc's (NYSE: ABBV) Rinvoq (upadacitinib; 15 mg) for active psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Like Pfizer Inc's (NYSE: PFE) approval for Xeljanz, Rinvoq's approval also covers ...
When treatment with DMARDs fails, cyclophosphamide or steroid pulse therapy is often used to stabilise uncontrolled autoimmune disease. Some severe autoimmune diseases are being treated with bone marrow transplants in clinical trials , usually after cyclophosphamide therapy has failed.
Antares Pharma on Monday received the news it hoped to get. The Food and Drug Administration gave a thumbs-up to Otrexup, the company's subcutaneous methotrexate administered via self-injection.
Mavrilimumab is a human monoclonal antibody [1] that inhibits human granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor (GM-CSF-R). [2]Mavrilimumab was discovered as CAM-3001 by Cambridge Antibody Technology and is being developed by MedImmune, Inc. [1] as an investigational drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis