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drug_type
RELEVANT_DRUG
intervention_type
Biologic - monoclonal antibody
drug_description
Glycoengineered chimeric IgG1 anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (TG-1101/BRIUMVI). Afucosylation enhances FcγRIIIa binding and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity; also induces complement-dependent cytotoxicity and apoptosis, leading to rapid, sustained depletion of CD20+ B cells in relapsing multiple sclerosis.
nci_thesaurus_concept_id
C91078
nci_thesaurus_preferred_term
Ublituximab
nci_thesaurus_definition
A chimeric recombinant IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against human CD20 with potential antineoplastic activity. Ublituximab specifically binds to the B cell-specific cell surface antigen CD20, thereby potentially inducing a B cell-directed complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against CD20-expressing B cells, leading to B cell apoptosis. CD20 is a non-glycosylated cell surface phosphoprotein that is exclusively expressed on B cells during most stages of B cell development and is often overexpressed in B-cell malignancies. Ublituximab has a specific glycosylation profile, with a low fucose content, that may enhance its ADCC response against malignant B cells.
drug_mesh_term
Ublituximab
drug_category
CYTOTOXIC ANTIBODY
drug_class
Cytotoxic protein
drug_delivery_route
Intravenous
drug_mechanism_of_action
Glycoengineered, afucosylated chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody targeting CD20 on B cells; enhanced FcγRIIIa binding drives potent antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC), also triggers complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and apoptosis, resulting in rapid and sustained depletion of CD20+ B cells.
drug_name
Ublituximab
nct_id_drug_ref
NCT05877963