Inebilizumab - Horizon Therapeutics plc
Alternative Names: 16C4-aFuc; A-fucosylated anti-CD19 antibody; Anti-CD19 MAb-Horizon Therapeutics plc; Inebilizumab-cdon; MEDI 551; MT-0551; UPLIZNA; VIB-0551Latest Information Update: 22 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator Duke University
- Developer Horizon Therapeutics plc; Jiangsu Hansoh Pharmaceutical; MedImmune; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation
- Class Antineoplastics; Eye disorder therapies; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Marketed Neuromyelitis optica
- Registered Immunoglobulin G4-related disease
- Preregistration Myasthenia gravis
- Phase III Systemic scleroderma
- Phase II Systemic lupus erythematosus
- No development reported Renal transplant rejection
- Discontinued B-cell lymphoma; Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia; Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; Multiple myeloma; Multiple sclerosis
Most Recent Events
- 14 Oct 2025 Preregistration for Myasthenia gravis in Japan (IV)
- 29 Sep 2025 CHMP recommends extension of indication for Inebilizumab to include Immunoglobulin G4-related disease
- 11 Jun 2025 Updated efficacy data from a phase III clinical trial in Immunoglobulin G4 related disease presented at 26th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2025)