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UBLITUXIMAB IS A NOVEL GLYCOENGINEERED ANTI-CD20 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
AZERCABTAGENE ZAPRELEUCEL IS A CD19 DIRECTED ALLOGENEIC CAR T
UBLITUXIMAB IS A NOVEL GLYCOENGINEERED ANTI-CD20 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY
CD20 SUB-Q
Ublituximab is a novel Ublituximab is a novel glycoengineered monoclonal antibody that targets a unique epitope on CD20-expressing B-cells. When ublituximab binds to the B-cell it triggers a series of immunological reactions (including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity [ADCC] and complement dependent cytotoxicity [CDC]), leading to destruction of the cell. Additionally, ublituximab is uniquely designed to lack certain sugar molecules normally expressed on the antibody. Removal of these sugar molecules, a process called glycoengineering, has been shown to enhance the potency of ublituximab, especially the ADCC activity. A subcutaneous (SubQ) formulation of ublituximab is currently being studied in a phase 3 clinical trial for adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS). Click here to learn more about the Phase 2 trial evaluating subcutaneous ublituximab.
Targeting CD20 using monoclonal antibodies has proven to be an important therapeutic approach for the management of B-cell malignancies and autoimmune disorders, both diseases driven by the abnormal growth or function of B-cells.
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Azercabtagene zapreleucel (“azer-cel”) is an investigational anti-CD19 allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. In contrast to autologous CAR T cell therapies which are made individually from a patient’s own cells, azer-cel is an allogeneic or “off-the-shelf” therapy made from donor-derived T cells, modified using a proprietary gene editing technology. Azer-cel recognizes the well characterized B cell surface protein CD19 and is designed to avoid graft-versus-host disease, a significant complication associated with other donor-derived, cell-based therapies.
Ublituximab is a novel glycoengineered monoclonal antibody that targets a unique epitope on CD20-expressing B-cells. When ublituximab binds to the B-cell it triggers a series of immunological reactions (including antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity [ADCC] and complement dependent cytotoxicity [CDC]), leading to destruction of the cell. Additionally, ublituximab is uniquely designed to lack certain sugar molecules normally expressed on the antibody. Removal of these sugar molecules, a process called glycoengineering, has been shown to enhance the potency of ublituximab, especially the ADCC activity.
A subcutaneous (SUB-Q) formulation of ublituximab is currently being studied in a Phase 3 clinical trial for adults with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (RMS).
Click here to learn more about the Phase 3 trial evaluating subcutaneous ublituximab.
