Motavizumab

Motavizumab
Motavizumab ?
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Humanized (from mouse)
Target RSV glycoprotein F
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Routes i.v.
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding non
Identifiers
CAS number 677010-34-3 N
ATC code None
UNII 50Y163LK8Q YesY
KEGG D06621 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C6476H10014N1706O2008S48 
Mol. mass Approximately 148 kDa
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Motavizumab (proposed INN, trade name Numax) is a humanized monoclonal antibody. It is being investigated by MedImmune (today a subsidiary of AstraZeneca) for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus infection in high-risk infants. As of September 2009, it is undergoing Phase II and III clinical trials.[1]

In December 2010, AstraZeneca in a stock market statement stated that it would be writing down $445m (£286m) after discontinuing a key development programme for Motavizumab. The company stated that it would no longer develop Motavizumab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and as a result was withdrawing its licence application to the US Food and Drug Administration. It added that it would continue to develop Motavizumab for other treatments of RSV.[2]

References

  1. ^ ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. ^ "AstraZeneca halts work on Motavizumab drug". BBC News. 21 December, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12047666. Retrieved 2010-12-21. 

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