crizanlizumab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 10550

Synonyms: Adakveo® | crizanlizumab-tmca | hSel001 [2] | SEG101
Approved drug
crizanlizumab is an approved drug (FDA (2019), EMA (2020))
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Crizanlizumab is a humanized anti-P-selectin monoclonal that was developed by Selexys Pharmaceuticals (and later acquired by Novartis) as a preventative therapy for sickle cell crises [1]. The antibody and its use are claimed in Selexys' patent WO2012088265A1 [2]. Crizanlizumab was designed to limit complement activation. In clinical trial no anti-crizanlizumab antibodies could be detected [1].
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References
1. Ataga KI, Kutlar A, Kanter J, Liles D, Cancado R, Friedrisch J, Guthrie TH, Knight-Madden J, Alvarez OA, Gordeuk VR et al.. (2017)
Crizanlizumab for the Prevention of Pain Crises in Sickle Cell Disease.
N Engl J Med, 376 (5): 429-439. [PMID:27959701]
2. Rollins S, ALvarez R, Rother R, Kawar ZS, Mcever RP. (2012)
Anti-p-selectin antibodies and methods of their use and identification.
Patent number: WO2012088265A1. Assignee: Selexys Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Priority date: 21/12/2010. Publication date: 28/06/2012.