Humanized IgG1 kappa isotype monoclonal antibody that binds to human CD11a. Efalizumab has a molecular weight of approximately 150 kilodaltons and is produced in a Chinese hamster ovary mammalian cell expression system in a nutrient medium containing the antibiotic gentamicin. The FDA approved efalizumab in 2003. It was later withdrawn in 2009 due to a poten...
For the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis, who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy.
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group, San Diego, California, United States
Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Eye Care Specialists, Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Merck Serono Medical Information Office, Geneva, Switzerland
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