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Daratumumab, sold under the brand name Darzalex among others, is an anti-cancer monoclonal antibody medication. It binds to CD38, which is overexpressed in multiple myeloma cells. Daratumumab was originally developed by Genmab, but it is now being jointly developed by Genmab along with the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Biotech, which acquired worldwide commercialization rights to the drug from Genmab.

Key facts

Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
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Drug.verifiedrevid
458638612
Drug.type
mab
Drug.image
Daratumumab CD38 7DHA.png
Drug.caption
Fab fragment of daratumumab (teal/green) binding CD38 (pale pink). From PDB entry
Drug.mab_type
mab
Drug.source
u
Drug.target
CD38
Drug.tradename
Darzalex, Darzalex SC
Drug.MedlinePlus
a616002
Drug.DailyMedID
Daratumumab
Drug.pregnancy_AU
C
Drug.routes_of_administration
Intravenous, subcutaneous
Drug.ATC_prefix
L01
Drug.ATC_suffix
FC01
Drug.legal_AU
S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only

via Wikipedia infobox

Research

2,588 papers

via PubMed

~9 min read

Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Medical uses
  • Side effects
  • Interactions
  • With blood compatibility testing
  • With flow cytometry testing
  • Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of action
  • Economics
  • History
  • References

Daratumumab, sold under the brand name Darzalex among others, is an anti-cancer monoclonal antibody medication. It binds to CD38, which is overexpressed in multiple myeloma cells. Daratumumab was originally developed by Genmab, but it is now being jointly developed by Genmab along with the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Biotech, which acquired worldwide commercialization rights to the drug from Genmab.

Daratumumab was granted breakthrough therapy drug status in 2013, for multiple myeloma. It was granted orphan drug status for multiple myeloma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma.

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