Elotuzumab is a humanized IgG1 (Immunoglobulin G) monoclonal antibody indicated in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior therapies. Elotuzumab targets SLAMF7, also known as Signaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Family member 7, a cell surface glycoprotein. Elotuzumab consists of the complementary determining regions (CDR) of the mouse antibody, MuLuc63, grafted onto human IgG1 heavy and kappa light chain frameworks. Elotuzumab is produced in NS0 cells by recombinant DNA technology. Elotuzumab has a theoretical mass of 148.1 kDa for the intact antibody. Elotuzumab was approved on November 30, 2015 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Elotuzumab is marketed under the brand Empliciti™ by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
Indicated in combination with lenalidomide and dexamethasone for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma who have received one to three prior therapies.
Columbus Oncology and Hematology Associates Inc, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
The Mark H Zangmeister Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 63853, Los Angeles, California, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 63850, Buffalo, New York, United States
Site Reference ID/Investigator# 63855, Chicago, Illinois, United States
USC/Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, California, United States
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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