vobarilizumab   Click here for help

GtoPdb Ligand ID: 8363

Synonyms: ALX-0061
Immunopharmacology Ligand
Compound class: Antibody
Comment: Vobarilizumab is an investigational bispecific peptide NanobodyTM which binds soluble IL-6R and human albumin (albumin binding being utilised as a half-life extension methodology). Design and production of ALX-0061 is described in patent US8748581 [2]. Vobarilizumab is being developed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Preclinical information is published in [6].
The exact NanobodyTM structure being used as ALX-0061 was not revealed in the covering patent [2], but has been disclosed in the INN submission. Annotated peptide sequences for this therapeutic are available from its IMGT/mAb-DB record.
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Immunopharmacology Disease
Disease X-Refs Comment References
Rheumatoid arthritis Disease Ontology: DOID:7148
OMIM: 180300
Phase 2 clinical candidate for RA (see NCT02518620).
Systemic lupus erythematosus Disease Ontology: DOID:9074
OMIM: 152700
Orphanet: ORPHA536
Phase 2 clinical candidate for SLE (see NCT02437890).