Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
Tixagevimab (teal, right) and cilgavimab (purple, left) binding the spike protein RBD. From PDB: 7L7E​.
Combination of
TixagevimabMonoclonal antibody
CilgavimabMonoclonal antibody
Clinical data
Trade namesEvusheld
Other namesAZD7442
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa621058
License data
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration		Intramuscular
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
KEGG
Tixagevimab
Clinical data
Drug classAntiviral
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
DrugBank
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6488H10034N1746O2038S50
Molar mass146706.82 g·mol−1
Cilgavimab
Clinical data
Drug classAntiviral
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
DrugBank
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6626H10218N1750O2078S44
Molar mass149053.44 g·mol−1

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab, sold under the brand name Evusheld, is a combination of two human monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab (AZD8895) and cilgavimab (AZD1061) targeted against the surface spike protein of SARS-CoV-2[15][16] used to prevent COVID-19.[17] It is being developed by British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca.[18][19] It is co-packaged and given as two separate consecutive intramuscular injections (one injection per monoclonal antibody, given in immediate succession).[20]

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