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 It was later withdrawn in 2009 due to a potential risk of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML).
For the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis, who are candidates for phototherapy or systemic therapy.
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Serono International SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Medical Information, Feltham, United Kingdom
Dep of dermatology, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
UMDNJ Psoriasis Center of Excellence, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
New York University School of Medicine, Dept of Dermatology, New York, New York, United States
Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States
Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States
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