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Monoclonal antibody Pharmaceutical compound
Afelimomab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeF(ab')2 fragment
SourceMouse
TargetTNFα
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Afelimomab (MAK 195F) is an anti-TNFα monoclonal antibody. Administration of afelimomab reduces the concentration of interleukin-6 in patients with sepsis, but reduces mortality only marginally.

References

  1. Rondon E, Venkataraman R (August 2005). "Afelimomab led to a modest mortality benefit in patients with severe sepsis and elevated interleukin-6 levels". Critical Care. 9 (5): E20. doi:10.1186/cc3798. PMC 1297624. PMID 16277704.
  2. Panacek EA, Marshall JC, Albertson TE, Johnson DH, Johnson S, MacArthur RD, et al. (November 2004). "Efficacy and safety of the monoclonal anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody F(ab')2 fragment afelimomab in patients with severe sepsis and elevated interleukin-6 levels". Critical Care Medicine. 32 (11): 2173–82. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000145229.59014.6C. PMID 15640628. S2CID 23321488.
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