Golimumab

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Golimumab?
Therapeutic monoclonal antibody
Source Human
Target TNFα
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CAS number 476181-74-5
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Formula C6530H10068N1752O2026S44 
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Golimumab (CNTO 148) is a human monoclonal antibody which is used as an immunosuppressive drug. Golimumab targets tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), a pro-inflammatory molecule.

Golimumab was developed by Centocor and is being tested as a subcutaneous injection in phase III clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and will be marketed by Schering-Plough in Europe.[citation needed] Johnson & Johnson, the parent company of Centocor, has requested approval from European Medicines Agency for the use of golimumab as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.[1]

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