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vedolizumab

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Also known as LDP-02, MLN-02, MLN-0002

Vedolizumab, sold under the brand name Entyvio, is a monoclonal antibody medication developed by Takeda Oncology for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It binds to integrin α4β7 (LPAM-1, lymphocyte Peyer's patch adhesion molecule 1, a dimer of Integrin alpha-4 and Integrin beta-7), blocking the α4β7 integrin results in gut-selective anti-inflammatory activity.

Key facts

Drug.S
42
Drug.O
2042
Drug.Verifiedfields
changed
Drug.Watchedfields
changed
Drug.verifiedrevid
470629476
Drug.type
mab
Drug.mab_type
mab
Drug.source
zu
Drug.target
Integrin α4β7
Drug.tradename
Entyvio
Drug.MedlinePlus
a614034
Drug.DailyMedID
Vedolizumab
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B2
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S4
Drug.legal_CA
Rx-only

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Medical use
  • Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
  • Checkpoint inhibitor colitis
  • Clinical trials
  • Ulcerative colitis
  • Crohn's disease
  • History
  • Society and culture
  • Legal status
  • Research
  • References

Vedolizumab, sold under the brand name Entyvio, is a monoclonal antibody medication developed by Takeda Oncology for the treatment of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. It binds to integrin α4β7 (LPAM-1, lymphocyte Peyer's patch adhesion molecule 1, a dimer of Integrin alpha-4 and Integrin beta-7), blocking the α4β7 integrin results in gut-selective anti-inflammatory activity.

== Medical use ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “vedolizumab” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.