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Review
. 2009 Jul-Aug;1(4):326-31.
doi: 10.4161/mabs.1.4.8895. Epub 2009 Jul 1.

Ofatumumab

Bodi Zhang  1
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Review

Ofatumumab

Bodi Zhang. MAbs. 2009 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

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.

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