Galiximab

Galiximab Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Galiximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody which is used as an immunosuppressive drug.

Galiximab is a monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Monoclonal antibodies are made in the laboratory and can locate and bind to cancer cells. Galiximab binds to the protein CD80, which is found on certain normal and cancerous white blood cells.

Trade Name Galiximab
Generic Galiximab
Galiximab Other Names Anti-CD80 monoclonal antibody, Galiximab
Type
Groups Investigational
Therapeutic Class
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Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Galiximab
Galiximab

Uses

Investigated for use/treatment in lymphoma (non-hodgkin's), psoriasis and psoriatic disorders, bone metastases, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and rheumatoid arthritis.

How Galiximab works

Galiximab, an IgG(1) anti-CD80 antibody, binds to CD80, a costimulatory molecule involved in T-cell activation. Reduction in lesional, activated T cells induces improvement in psoriatic plaques.

Half Life

13 to 24 days

Innovators Monograph

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