Certolizumab pegol

Certolizumab pegol
Syringe with 200mg Certolizumab pegol
Monoclonal antibody
TypeFab' fragment
SourceHumanized (from mouse)
TargetTNF alpha
Clinical data
Trade namesCimzia
Other namesCDP870
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa608041
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: C
Routes of
administration
Subcutaneous
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Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-lifeabout 11 days
ExcretionKidney (PEG only)
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC2115H3252N556O673S16
Molar mass47749.46 g·mol−1
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Certolizumab pegol, sold under the brand name Cimzia, is a biopharmaceutical medication for the treatment of Crohn's disease,[3][4] rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. It is a fragment of a monoclonal antibody specific to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and is manufactured by UCB.[5][6][1]

It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.[7]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cimzia EPAR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Stoinov S, Honiball PJ, Rutgeerts P, Mason D, et al. (July 2007). "Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of Crohn's disease". The New England Journal of Medicine. 357 (3): 228–238. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa067594. PMID 17634458.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: overridden setting (link)
  4. ^ Goel N, Stephens S (2010). "Certolizumab pegol". mAbs. 2 (2): 137–147. doi:10.4161/mabs.2.2.11271. PMC 2840232. PMID 20190560.
  5. ^ Kaushik VV, Moots RJ (April 2005). "CDP-870 (certolizumab) in rheumatoid arthritis". Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy. 5 (4): 601–606. doi:10.1517/14712598.5.4.601. PMID 15934837. S2CID 21974683.
  6. ^ "Drug Approval Package: Cimzia (Certolizumab Pegol) NDA #125160". U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). December 24, 1999. Archived from the original on February 15, 2015. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
  7. ^ World Health Organization (2023). The selection and use of essential medicines 2023: web annex A: World Health Organization model list of essential medicines: 23rd list (2023). Geneva: World Health Organization. hdl:10665/371090. WHO/MHP/HPS/EML/2023.02.