Harvard University, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
MAbs. 2009 Jul-Aug;1(4):326-31. doi: 10.4161/mabs.1.4.8895. Epub 2009 Jul 1.
Ofatumumab is an anti-CD20 IgG1kappa human monoclonal antibody that is being considered by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for marketing approval as a treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The mAb is also being studied as a treatment for lymphoma, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. The candidate targets the same antigen as rituximab, but ofatumumab binds a novel, membrane-proximal epitope, and dissociates from its target at a slower rate compared to rituximab. Ofatumumab might be approved in the US by August 2009.
奥法妥木单抗是一种抗 CD20 IgG1kappa 人源单克隆抗体,目前正由美国食品药品监督管理局和欧洲药品管理局考虑批准上市,用于治疗慢性淋巴细胞白血病。该药还在研究用于治疗淋巴瘤、类风湿关节炎和多发性硬化症。该候选药物的靶点与利妥昔单抗相同,但奥法妥木单抗结合的是一个新的、靠近细胞膜的表位,与利妥昔单抗相比,其从靶点解离的速度更慢。奥法妥木单抗有望于 2009 年 8 月在美国获得批准。