Siltuximab is a chimeric (human-mouse) monoclonal immunoglobulin G1-kappa antibody produced in a Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line by recombinant DNA technology. Siltuximab prevents the binding of IL-6 to soluble and membrane-bound IL-6 receptors by forming high affinity complexes with human interleukin-6 (IL-6). Its use is indicated for the treatment of...
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. Siltuximab did not bind to virally produced IL-6 in a nonclinical study and was therefore not studied in patients with MCD who are HIV or HHV-8 positive.
Hospital Universitari Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, United States
Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States
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