Canakinumab is a recombinant, human anti-human-IL-1β monoclonal antibody that belongs to the IgG1/κ isotype subclass. It is expressed in a murine Sp2/0-Ag14 cell line and comprised of two 447- (or 448-) residue heavy chains and two 214-residue light chains, with a molecular mass of 145157 Daltons when deglycosylated. Both heavy chains of canakinumab contain ...
Canakinumab is indicated for the treatment of periodic fever syndromes in specific patient populations. In patients ≥4 years of age, canakinumab is indicated for the treatment of Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), including Familial Cold Auto-inflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS). In adult and pediatric patients, canakinum...
Novartis Investigative Site, London, United Kingdom
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Novartis Investigative Site, London, United Kingdom
Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Meir Medical Center Kfar Saba, Kfar Saba, Israel
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
Istanbul Medical Faculty, Dept of Rheumatology, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey
Novartis Investigative Site, London, United Kingdom
Novartis Investigative Site, Kyoto-city, Kyoto, Japan
Novartis Investigative site, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
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