Tefibazumab

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Tefibazumab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Template:Infobox drug/mab source
Target Clumping factor A
Identifiers
CAS Number 521079-87-8
ATC code none
Chemical data
Formula C6548H10122N1730O2034S44
Molar mass 147.590 kDa[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Tefibazumab (marketed under the brand name Aurexis) is a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of severe infections with Staphylococcus aureus. Possible indications include the treatment of S. aureus in patient with cystic fibrosis[1] and of methicillin-resistant S. aureus.[2]

It was developed by Inhibitex.[3]

See also

  • MSCRAMM (microbial surface components recognizing adhesive matrix molecules)

References

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  1. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00198289
  2. Pan; Lorenzotti, S; Zoncada, A (2008). "Registered and investigational drugs for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection". Recent patents on anti-infective drug discovery. 3 (1): 10–33. doi:10.2174/157489108783413173. PMID 18221183.  edit
  3. John JF (2006). "Drug evaluation: tefibazumab--a monoclonal antibody against staphylococcal infection". Curr. Opin. Mol. Ther. 8 (5): 455–60. PMID 17078388.