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Type | Whole antibody |
Source | Humanized (from mouse) |
Target | CD79B |
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Trade names | Polivy |
Other names | DCDS4501A, RG7596, polatuzumab vedotin-piiq |
AHFS/Drugs.com | Monograph |
MedlinePlus | a619039 |
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Formula | C6670H10317N1745O2087S40 |
Molar mass | 149627.43 g·mol−1 |
Polatuzumab vedotin, sold under the brand name Polivy, is a CD79b-directed antibody-drug conjugate medication used for the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (cancer).[6] It was developed by the Genentech subsidiary of Roche.[8]
The most common side effects include low levels of white blood cells (neutropenia), platelets (thrombocytopenia) and red blood cells (anemia); nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy); fatigue; diarrhea; fever; decreased appetite; and pneumonia.[9]
Polatuzumab vedotin was approved for medical use in the United States in June 2019,[9][10][11] in Australia in October 2019,[1] in the European Union in January 2020,[7] and in Canada in November 2020.[3]
Polivy EPAR
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).