Visilizumab
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| Therapeutic monoclonal antibody | |
| Source | Human |
| Target | CD3 receptor |
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Visilizumab (tentative trade name Nuvion, PDL BioPharma Inc.) is a humanized monoclonal antibody. It is being investigated for use as an immunosuppressive drug in patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Visilizumab binds to the CD3 receptor on certain activated T cells without effecting resting T cells. It is currently under clinical studies for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. [1]
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- ^ PDL BioPharma, Development Pipeline - Nuvion (visilizumab). Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
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