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Abstract
The development of biological anti-TNF-alpha therapy has revolutionised the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and has identified a worldwide market for expensive yet effective therapies for chronic diseases. Certolizumab (CDP-870) is a new agent that employs a novel strategy to neutralise TNF-alpha--namely the prokaryotic expression of TNF-alpha-specific Fab antibody fragments, coupled to polyethylene glycol--to produce a drug that is potentially less expensive to manufacture than other anti-TNF-alpha agents and which may be administered by subcutaneous injection once a month. The background to the ongoing development of this new agent and its clinical effects are discussed in this article.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15934837 DOI: 10.1517/14712598.5.4.601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Expert Opin Biol Ther ISSN: 1471-2598 Impact factor: 4.388