Classification
Compound class	Antibody
Approved drug?	Yes (source: FDA (2003))
Withdrawn drug?	Yes

International Nonproprietary Names
INN number	INN
8059	alefacept

Synonyms

Amevive®

BG 9273

BG 9712

BG-9273

BG-9712

Lfa3Tip

Database Links
Specialist databases
IMGT/mAb-DB	215
Other databases
CAS Registry No.	222535-22-0
ChEMBL Ligand	CHEMBL1201571
DrugBank Ligand	DB00092
PubChem SID	135340378
Search PubMed clinical trials	alefacept
Search PubMed titles	alefacept
Search PubMed titles/abstracts	alefacept
Wikipedia	Alefacept

Comments

This is a fusion protein of the CD2 ligand (CD58/LFA3, lymphocyte function associated antigen 3) linked to the Fc domain of IgG1. The construct is called LFA3TIP in [2].