Pegsunercept

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Pegsunercept
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
subcutaneous injection
Legal status
Legal status
  • investigational
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability N/A
Identifiers
CAS Number 330988-75-5
ATC code none
Chemical data
Formula C502H758N154O165S16
Molar mass 12,103 g/mol (protein part)[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Pegsunercept is a drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. As of January 2010, Phase II clinical trials have been completed.[1][2][3] It is being developed by Amgen.

Similarly to etanercept, pegsunercept is a soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor. Pegsunercept is a PEGylated protein.[3]

References

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  1. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00037700 Evaluation of the Efficacy of Combination Treatment With Anakinra and Pegsunercept in Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis
  2. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00111423 Evaluating the Safety of Extended Treatment With Pegsunercept (PEG sTNF-RI)in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
  3. 3.0 3.1 Furst, DE; Fleischmann, R; Kopp, E; Schiff, M; Edwards C, 3rd; Solinger, A; Macri, M; 990136 Study, Group (2005). "A phase 2 dose-finding study of PEGylated recombinant methionyl human soluble tumor necrosis factor type I in patients with rheumatoid arthritis". The Journal of rheumatology. 32 (12): 2303–10. PMID 16331754.  edit