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Certolizumab pegol

Certolizumab pegol
Monoclonal antibody
Type Fab' fragment
Source Humanized (from mouse)
Target TNF alpha
Clinical data
Trade names Cimzia
AHFS/Drugs.com Consumer Drug Information
MedlinePlus a608041
Pregnancy
category
  • US: B (No risk in non-human studies)
Routes of
administration
Subcutaneous
ATC code L04AB05 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Biological half-life about 11 days
Excretion Renal (PEG only)
Identifiers
CAS Number 428863-50-7 N
ChemSpider none
UNII UMD07X179E N
KEGG D03441 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1201831 N
Chemical and physical data
Formula C2115H3252N556O673S16
Molar mass 47,750 g/mol
 NYesY (what is this?)  

Certolizumab pegol (CDP870, tradename Cimzia) is a biologic medication for the treatment of Crohn's disease,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.

Certolizumab pegol is a monoclonal antibody directed against tumor necrosis factor alpha. More precisely, it is a PEGylated Fab' fragment of a humanized TNF inhibitor monoclonal antibody.

Significant side effects occur in 2% of people who take the medication.


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