Oportuzumab monatox
Oportuzumab monatox (proposed INN, trade name Vicinium) is an antineoplastic. Chemically, oportuzumab it is a single chain variable fragment of a monoclonal antibody which binds to epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM, the tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 1). The drug is produced by Viventia Bio, a Canadian company with laboratories in Winnipeg, Canada and headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Oportuzumab is fused with Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (which is reflected by the monatox in the drug's name).[1]
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Type | Single-chain variable fragment |
Source | Humanized |
Target | EpCAM |
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Trade names | Vicinium |
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Formula | C3072H4723N877O952S12 |
Molar mass | 69558.48 g·mol−1 |
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Vicinium has been evaluated in phase I and II clinical trials in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer.[2] In these studies, treatment was associated with clinical benefit.
References
- International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN, prepublication copy), World Health Organization.
- Phase I/II study of vicinium given by intravesical administration in patients with superficial transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: Phase I results D. Fitsialos, S. Seitz, E. Wiecek, M. Rasamoelisolo, J. Entwistle, M. Jewett, G. C. MacDonald and N. Glover. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2006 ASCO Annual Meeting Proceedings (Post-Meeting Edition).
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