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. 2017 Mar 28;8:495. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2017.00495

Table 3.

Engineered antibody drugs in phase II, phase III clinical trials or approved.

International drug code Company/sponsor Type/source Target antigen Progress status Disorder(s) Administration route
Nivolumab (OPDIVO) Bristol-Myers Squibb Human IgG4 monoclonal antibody Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) Approved (2017) Locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma IV
Necitumumab (Portrazza) Eli Lilly and Company Humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Approved (2015) Cancer (NSCLC) IV
Ramucirumab (Cyramza) Eli Lilly and Company Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2) Approved (2015) Cancer (NSCLC, breast, metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma) IV
Raxibacumab (ABthrax) CAT technology and Human Genome Sciences- GlaxoSmithKline Recombinant Human IgG1λ Monoclonal Antibody Protective antigen (PA) component of anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) Approved (2012) Prophylaxis, anthrax Oral or IV
Ipilimumab (Yervoy) Bristol-Myers Squibb Human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody Human cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) Approved (2011) Melanoma, Metastatic IV
Belimumab (Benlysta) GlaxoSmithKline Recombinant human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody B-lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) Approved (2011) Autoantibody-positive, systemic lupus IV
Ecallantide (Kalbitor) Dyax Corp. human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Plasma kallikrein Approved (2009) Hereditary angioedema SI
Romiplostim (Nplate) Amgen Inc. Peptide-Fc fusions or peptibody Thrombopoietin receptor (TPOR) Approved (2008) Immune thrombocytopenic purpura SI
Ranibizumab (Lucentis) Genentech Recombinant humanized IgG1κ monoclonal antibody fragment Vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) Approved (2006) Neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration Intravitreal injection
Adalimumab (Humira) Abbott Laboratories Recombinant human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF) Approved (2002) Rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis SI
Solofuse (Xyntha) Wyeth Pharmaceuticals/ Pfizer Recombinant factor VIII product Factor VIII Approved (2008) Hemophilia A IV
Guselkumab (CNTO 1959) MorphoSys/Janssen Biotech Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Interleukin 23 (IL-23p19) Phase III Psoriasis IV or SI
Gantenerumab Roche Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Beta-amyloid Phase III Alzheimer IV or SI
Trebananib (AMG 386) Amgen Inc. Angiopoietin 1/2-neutralizing peptibody Angiopoietin 1 and 2 neutralizing peptibody (Ang1/2) Phase III Cancer (ovarian, peritoneal, fallopian tube) IV
Foravirumab (CL-184) Sanofi/Crucell Human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody Rabies virus glycoprotein Phase III Prophylaxis, inhaled anthrax IV
Bimagrumab (BYM338) Novartis Pharmaceuticals Human IgG1λ monoclonal antibody Activin receptor IIB (ActRIIB) Phase IIb/III Pathological muscle loss and weakness IV
ZMapp Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Inc. Chimeric monoclonal antibody cocktail of MB-003, ZMab, c2G4 and c4G7 Ebola virus protein sGP Phase II Ebola virus disease (EVD) IV
GRN1005 Angiochem Inc. Peptide-drug conjugate Lipoprotein receptor protein-1 Phase II Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Brain Metastases IV
Ganitumab (AMG 479) Amgen Inc. Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF-1R) Phase II Cancer (pancreatic, colorectal breast, NSCLC) IV
Cixutumumab (IMC-A12) Eli Lilly and Co. Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) Phase II Cancer (NSCLC, metastatic melanoma of the eye, liver) IV
MM-121 Merrimack Pharmaceutical partner with Sanofi Human IgG2 monoclonal antibody ErbB3 gene Phase II Cancer (advanced ovarian, hormone sensitive breast cancer, NSCLC, and HER2 negative neoadjuvant breast cancer) IV
BIIB 033 Biogen Idec Human aglycosyl IgG1 monoclonal antibody Leucine-rich repeat and immunoglobulin-like domain containing, Nogo receptor-interacting protein (LINGO 1) Phase II Acute optic neuritis, MS IV
Mapatumumab GSK company Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand receptor 4 (TRAIL-4) Phase II Cancer (NSCLC, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, liver, cervical) IV
Tralokinumab (CAT-354) AstraZeneca Human IgG4 monoclonal antibody Interleukin-13 Phase IIb Ulcerative colitis, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma SI
Mavrilimumab (CAM-3001) MedImmune Human IgG4 monoclonal antibody Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor receptor (GM-CSF) Phase IIb Rheumatoid arthritis IV
Bertilimumab Immune Pharmaceuticals Human IgG4 monoclonal antibody Eotaxin-1 (CCL-11 gene) Phase II Ulcerative colitis IV
GSK3196165 (MOR103) MorphoSys/ GSK company Recombinant Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) Phase II Inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis) IV
BHQ880 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Dickkopf-1 (DKK1 gene) Phase II Multiple myeloma IV
Carlumab (CNTO 888) Centocor Research & Development, Inc. Human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1), CCL-2 gene Phase II Prostate cancer IV
MLDL1278A (BI-204) Genentech/ Bioinvent Recombinant Human IgG1 antibody Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Phase II Stable atherosclerotic vascular disease IV or SC
Adecatumumab (MT201) Amgen Inc. Recombinant Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) Phase II Colorectal cancer (CRC), liver and breast metastases IV
Fresolimumab (GC-1008) Sanofi/Genzyme Human IgG4 monoclonal antibody/immunomodulator Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) 1, 2, and 3 Phase II Primary brain tumors, primary focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, diopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cancer IV
BI-505 BioInvent Human IgG1 monoclonal antibody Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 1 (ICAM-1) or Cluster of Differentiation 54 (CD54) Phase II Cancer (multiple myeloma) IV

NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer; IV, intravenous; SI, subcutaneous injection; IM-intramuscular injection.