Lanadelumab is a human monoclonal antibody against plasma kallikrein in phase III clinical trials for the prevention of acute angioedema attacks in patients with type I and type II hereditary angioedema. It was developed by Dyax.
Orphan drug designation was assigned by FDA (in 2013) and EMA (in 2015) for the treatment of hereditary angioedema. In 2015, breakthrough therapy designation was granted to lanadelumab by FDA for the same indication.
Update Date:2016-01-22
Update Date:2016-01-22
Type | Whole antibody | |
Source | Human | |
Molecular Formula | C6468H10016N1728O2012S48 | |
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CAS No. | 1426055-14-2 | |
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