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motavizumab

Development stage
Discontinued
Lead developer
MedImmune
Modality
Monoclonal Antibodies → Antibody-Based Therapeutics, Recombinant Proteins and Enzymes
Administration
Intramuscular
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Overview

Motavizumab is a second-generation, ultra-potent humanized monoclonal antibody derived from palivizumab using affinity maturation techniques. It targets the fusion (F) glycoprotein of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), binding to a highly conserved antigenic site A on the F protein with much higher affinity than its predecessor. By binding to this protein, motavizumab inhibits RSV's ability to fuse with and enter host cells, thereby reducing viral replication and preventing infection. Motavizumab was developed for the prevention of serious RSV disease in high-risk pediatric patients but was discontinued for this indication after regulatory setbacks; development continues for other potential RSV treatments[1][3][4][5][7].

Brand names
Numax
Other names
IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1, ANTI-(RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN F) (HUMAN-MOUSE MONOCLONAL MEDI-524 .GAMMA.1-CHAIN), DISULFIDE WITH HUMAN-MOUSE MONOCLONAL MEDI-524.KAPPA.-CHAIN, DIMER
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Targets

RSV F (Respiratory syncytial virus fusion protein)

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