Relatlimab

Monoclonal antibody
  • US DailyMed: Relatlimab
Routes of
administrationIntravenousDrug classAntineoplasticATC code
  • None
Legal statusLegal status
  • CA: ℞-only[1]
  • US: ℞-only only in combination with nivolumab[2]
IdentifiersCAS Number
  • 1673516-98-7
DrugBank
  • DB14851
UNII
  • AF75XOF6W3
KEGG
  • D11350
Chemical and physical dataFormulaC6472H9922N1710O2024S38Molar mass145288.79 g·mol−1

Relatlimab is a monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of melanoma.[3][4] It is used in combination with nivolumab to treat melanoma.[2][5]

Relatlimab is a Lymphocyte activation gene-3 (LAG-3) inhibitor.[2][5] It is under development by Bristol-Myers Squibb.[2][5] It is made using Chinese hamster ovary cells.[2]

History

As of 2018[update], relatlimab is undergoing Phase II/III trials.[6]

The combination nivolumab/relatlimab (Opdualag) was approved for medical use in the United States in March 2022.[2][5]

Names

Relatlimab is the United States Adopted Name (USAN) and the international nonproprietary name (INN).[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Notice: Multiple additions to the Prescription Drug List (PDL) [2023-12-22]". Health Canada. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Opdualag- nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw injection". DailyMed. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ Cavagnaro JA, Cosenza ME, eds. (2021). Translational Medicine: Optimizing Preclinical Safety Evaluation of Biopharmaceuticals. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-00-047185-4.
  4. ^ Robert C (December 2021). "LAG-3 and PD-1 blockade raises the bar for melanoma". Nature Cancer. 2 (12): 1251–3. doi:10.1038/s43018-021-00276-8. PMID 35121906. S2CID 245407697.
  5. ^ a b c d "U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves First LAG-3-Blocking Antibody Combination, Opdualag (nivolumab and relatlimab-rmbw), as Treatment for Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma" (Press release). Bristol Myers Squibb. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via Business Wire.
  6. ^ Clinical trial number NCT03704077 for "An Investigational Immuno-therapy Study of Relatlimab Plus Nivolumab Compared to Various Standard-of-Care Therapies in Previously Treated Participants With Recurrent, Advanced or Metastatic Gastric Cancer or Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  7. ^ "Relatlimab". American Medical Association. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ^ Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Council - Relatlimab, American Medical Association.
  9. ^ World Health Organization (2019). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 81". WHO Drug Information. 33 (1). hdl:10665/330896.
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