Chemistry:Tefibazumab

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Short description: Monoclonal antibody
Tefibazumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized (from mouse)
TargetClumping factor A
Clinical data
Trade namesAurexis
ATC code
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Identifiers
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6548H10122N1730O2034S44
Molar mass147035.72 g·mol−1
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Tefibazumab (named Aurexis but not approved) is a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of severe infections with Staphylococcus aureus. Possible indications include the treatment of S. aureus in a phase 2a patients with cystic fibrosis[1] and of methicillin-resistant S. aureus.[2]

It was developed by Inhibitex.[3]

See also

  • MSCRAMM (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules)

References

  1. Clinical trial number NCT00198289 for "Aurexis in Cystic Fibrosis Subjects Chronically Colonized With Staphylococcus Aureus in Their Lungs" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. "Registered and investigational drugs for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection". Recent Patents on Anti-Infective Drug Discovery 3 (1): 10–33. January 2008. doi:10.2174/157489108783413173. PMID 18221183. 
  3. "Drug evaluation: tefibazumab--a monoclonal antibody against staphylococcal infection". Current Opinion in Molecular Therapeutics 8 (5): 455–60. October 2006. PMID 17078388.