Ustekinumab

Ustekinumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHuman
TargetIL-12 and IL-23
Clinical data
Trade namesStelara
Other namesCNTO 1275
Biosimilarsustekinumab-aekn,[1] ustekinumab-auub,[2] ustekinumab-srlf,[3] ustekinumab-ttwe,[4] Eksunbi,[5][6] Fymskina,[7][8] Imuldosa,[3] Jamteki,[9] Otulfi,[10][11][12] Pyzchiva,[4][13][14] Selarsdi,[1] Steqeyma,[15][16] Uzpruvo,[17] Wezlana,[2][18] Wezenla[19][20]
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa611013
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Pregnancy
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Routes of
administration		Subcutaneous, intravenous
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Pharmacokinetic data
Metabolismunknown[24]
Elimination half-life15–32 days (average 3 weeks)[24]
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6482H10004N1712O2016S46
Molar mass145648.06 g·mol−1
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Ustekinumab, sold under the brand name Stelara among others, is a monoclonal antibody medication developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, for the treatment of Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis,[27] targeting both IL-12 and IL-23.[28]

Ustekinumab is approved to treat Crohn's disease in the United States, Israel, Australia, and the European Union, and ulcerative colitis in the US, and in the EU to people who have not responded to more traditional treatments.[25][26][29][30] It was found not effective for multiple sclerosis.[31]

It is administered either by intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection.[27] The antibody targets a subunit of human interleukin 12 and interleukin 23, which are naturally occurring proteins that regulate the immune system and immune-mediated inflammatory disorders.[32]

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  31. ^ Segal BM, Constantinescu CS, Raychaudhuri A, Kim L, Fidelus-Gort R, Kasper LH (September 2008). "Repeated subcutaneous injections of IL12/23 p40 neutralising antibody, ustekinumab, in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a phase II, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, dose-ranging study". The Lancet. Neurology. 7 (9): 796–804. doi:10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70173-X. PMID 18703004. S2CID 20290673.
  32. ^ Reddy M, Davis C, Wong J, Marsters P, Pendley C, Prabhakar U (May 2007). "Modulation of CLA, IL-12R, CD40L, and IL-2Ralpha expression and inhibition of IL-12- and IL-23-induced cytokine secretion by CNTO 1275". Cellular Immunology. 247 (1): 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.cellimm.2007.06.006. PMID 17761156.