CFZ533   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 9802

Synonyms: CFZ-533 | iscalimab (proposed INN) | NVP-CFZ533 | OM11-62MF
Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: CFZ533 is an anti-CD40 monoclonal antibody that is designed exhibit no agonist activity and is non-depleting (no ADCC activity for an improved safety profile, particularly in non-oncologic indications). It is claimed in Novartis' patent WO2012065950 [1] as mAb1 (based on peptide sequence alignments between the INN record for iscalimab and patented sequences retrieved from a BLAST search). Blocking CD40-mediated inflammatory responses is a well advanced mechanism being expoited for potential to treat autoimmune and inflammatory disorders and/or for preventing/reducing graft rejection following organ transplant.
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References
1. Heusser C, Rush J, Vincent K. (2012)
Silent fc variants of anti-cd40 antibodies.
Patent number: WO2012065950. Assignee: Novartis Ag. Priority date: 15/11/2010. Publication date: 24/05/2012.