Abituzumab

Abituzumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized
TargetCD51
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Abituzumab is a humanized IgG2 monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeted at CD51 (an integrin) currently in development by Merck KGaA Darmstadt, Germany in an attempt to prevent bone lesion metastases in castration-resistant prostate cancer.[1][2]

  1. ^ EP 2706358, Behrens J, "Biomarkers for inhibitors with anti-angiogenic activity", published 12 March 2014, assigned to Merck Patent GmbH 
  2. ^ Hussain M, Le Moulec S, Gimmi C, Bruns R, Straub J, Miller K (July 2016). "Differential Effect on Bone Lesions of Targeting Integrins: Randomized Phase II Trial of Abituzumab in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer". Clinical Cancer Research. 22 (13): 3192–200. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-15-2512. PMID 26839144.