Drug name | Cyramza® |
INN | Ramucirumab
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API type | Ramucirumab is a human IgG1 monoclonal antibody produced in murine (NS0) cells by recombinant DNA technology.
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Pharmacotherapeutic group
| Antineoplastic agents, monoclonal antibodies
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ATC code
| L01XC21 |
Target of antibody
| VEGFR2; Synonyms: CD309, FLK1, VEGFR, 6130401C07, Flk-1, Flk1, Krd-1, Ly73, VEGFR-2, sVEGFR2, Vegfr-2, FLK-1, flk-1, vegfr-2, KDR, FLK/KDR, flk1, flk1b, kdrb, si:busm1-205d10.1, si:ch211-254j6.1, si:ch211-278f21.4, wu:fc31a09
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General function | |
Short description | |
Pharmacodynamic properties
(Mechanism of action; Source EMA document)
| Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Receptor 2 is the key mediator of VEGF induced
angiogenesis. Ramucirumab is a human receptor-targeted antibody that specifically binds VEGF
Receptor 2 and blocks binding of VEGF-A, VEGF-C, and VEGF-D. As a result, ramucirumab inhibits
ligand stimulated activation of VEGF Receptor 2 and its downstream signalling components,
including p44/p42 mitogen-activated protein kinases, neutralising ligand-induced proliferation and
migration of human endothelial cells. |
Pharmacodynamic properties (Pharmacodynamic effects; Source EMA document) | |
Original license holder
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Marketing authorisation numbers
| EU/1/14/957/001 - 003
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Marketing authorisation holder
| Eli Lilly Nederland B.V.
Papendorpseweg 83
3528 BJ Utrecht
The Netherlands |
Name of the manufacturer of the biological active substance
| ImClone Systems LLC
33 ImClone Drive,
Branchburg
New Jersey
NJ 08876
UNITED STATES
Eli Lilly S.A.
Dunderrow
Kinsale
County Cork
Ireland |
Name and address of the manufacturer(s) responsible for batch release | Lilly, S.A.
Avda de la Industria, 30
Alcobendas
28108 Madrid
Spain |
Max shelf life
| 36 months
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Storage conditions
| 2°C – 8°C
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List of excipients
| Histidine
Histidine monohydrochloride
Sodium chloride
Glycine (E640)
Polysorbate 80 (E433)
Water for injections |
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