Pexelizumab

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Pexelizumab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Single-chain variable fragment
Source Template:Infobox drug/mab source
Target Complement component 5
Legal status
Legal status
  • investigational
Identifiers
ATC code none
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Pexelizumab is a drug designed to reduce side effects of cardiac surgery like coronary artery bypass grafting[1] and angioplasty.[2][3] It is a single chain variable fragment of a monoclonal antibody targeted against component 5 of the complement system.[4]

References

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  1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pexelizumab in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  2. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pexelizumab in Conjunction With Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction
  3. Testa, L; Van Gaal, WJ; Bhindi, R; Biondi-Zoccai, GG; Abbate, A; Agostoni, P; Porto, I; Andreotti, F; Crea, F (2008). "Pexelizumab in ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis on 15,196 patients". The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery. 136 (4): 884–93. doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.12.062. PMID 18954626. 
  4. Mathew, JP; Shernan, SK; White, WD; Fitch, JC; Chen, JC; Bell, L; Newman, MF (2004). "Preliminary report of the effects of complement suppression with pexelizumab on neurocognitive decline after coronary artery bypass graft surgery". Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation. 35 (10): 2335–9. doi:10.1161/01.STR.0000141938.00524.83. PMID 15331798.