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Siltuximab is an interleukin antagonist used to treat multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) in patients who are HIV and HHV-8 negative. Siltuximab is a chimeric (human-mouse) monoclonal immunoglobulin G1-kappa antibody produced in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line by recombinant DNA technology.
- Mechanism
- Curator reviewed
Siltuximab complexes with human IL-6 and prevents binding to soluble and membrane-bound IL-6 receptors, thereby inhibiting the proliferation of lymphocytes.
- Primary indication
- Siltuximab is indicated for the treatment of patients with multicentric Castleman's disease (MCD) who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) negative and human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) negative.Curator reviewed · 1 structured indication
- Formula / weight
- C6450H9932N1688O2016S50 · 145000.0 Da
- First approval
- Canada, 2024 · United States, 2014 · European Union, 2020
- Code names
- CLLB8 · CNTO-328
- Brand names
- Sylvant
Resolves to
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