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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: World Allergy Organ J. 2010 Jun;3(6):188–194. doi: 10.1097/WOX.0b013e3181e5ec5a
Target Biologic
Agent
Manufacturer Composition Reference
Cell
Surface
CD4 Keliximab SmithKline
Beecham
Pharmaceuticals
Chimeric IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[9-10]
CD23 IDEC-152 Biogen IDEC Chimeric IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[11]
CD25 Daclizumab Roche Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[12]
IL-4Rα Pitrakinra Aerovance 15 kDa
recombinant
human IL-4
variant that is
an antagonist of
both IL-4 and
IL-13 receptor
binding
[21]
AMG 317 Amgen Fully human
IgG2
monoclonal
antibody
[22]
IL-5R MEDI-563 MedImmune Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody with
enhanced
antibody-
dependent
cellular
cytotoxicity
function
[32]
Soluble
IgE Omalizumab Genentech and
Novartis
Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[14]
IL-4 Nuvance Immunex Soluble IL-4
receptor
[3]
IL-4 Pascolizumab Glaxo Smith Kline
and Protein Design
Labs
Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[5]
IL-5 Mepolizumab Glaxo Smith Kline Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[23]
IL-9 MEDI-528 MedImmune Humanized
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[27]
TNF α Golimumab Centocor/Schering-
Plough
Fully human
IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[8]
Infliximab Centocor Ortho
Biotech
Chimeric IgG1
monoclonal
antibody
[7]
Etanercept Immunex/Amgen IgG1 fusion
protein
containing the
extracellular
domain of the
p75 TNF
receptor
[6]