tafasitamab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 11131

Synonyms: Minjuvi® | Monjuvi® | MOR-208 | MOR00208 | MOR208 | tafasitamab-cxix | Xmab5574
Approved drug Immunopharmacology Ligand
tafasitamab is an approved drug (FDA (2020), EMA (2021))
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Tafasitamab (MOR208, formerly Xmab®5574) is a humanized Fc-engineered monoclonal antibody directed against CD19 that was developed by MorphoSys [4]. XmAb® antibodies are designed with modifications in their Fc domain (S239D/I332E mutations) that increase binding to Fcγ receptors on immune cells. This optimises the antibody's Fc-mediated effector function (i.e. antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity, ADCC) [1,5]. At the beginning ot 2020, MorphoSys and Incyte Corporation entered into a collaboration and license agreement for the global development and commercialization of tafasitamab (MOR208).
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Summary of Clinical Use Click here for help
The lead indication for use of tafasitamab is relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DBCL; in combination with the multiple myeloma drug lenalidomide) [6].

Regulatory notes:
FDA fast track designation for the treatment of relapsed/refractory DLBCL (tafasitamab monotherapy, 2014)
EMA orphan drug designation for the indications of CLL/SLL (2014) and DLBCL (2015)
FDA breakthrough therapy designation for patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL who are ineligible for high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (tafasitamab + lenalidomide, 2017)
FDA accepted Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted priority review for tafasitamab monotherapy for relapsed/refractory DLBCL (Q1 2020)
FDA approval, August 2020: for use in combination with lenalidomide for the treatment of adult patients with DLBCL
Clinical Trials
Clinical Trial ID Title Type Source Comment References
NCT01685008 Study of Fc-Optimized Anti-CD19 Antibody (MOR00208) to Treat Non-Hodgkin´s Lymphoma (NHL) Phase 2 Interventional MorphoSys AG 3
NCT02399085 A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Lenalidomide With MOR00208 in Patients With R-R DLBCL Phase 2 Interventional MorphoSys AG 6
NCT02763319 A Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Tafasitamab With Bendamustine (BEN) Versus Rituximab (RTX) With BEN in Adult Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) Phase 2/Phase 3 Interventional MorphoSys AG 6