Ligelizumab - Novartis
Alternative Names: QGE-031Latest Information Update: 13 Apr 2025
At a glance
- Originator Tanox
- Developer Novartis
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antiallergics; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Immunoglobulin E inhibitors
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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
- Phase III Peanut hypersensitivity
- Discontinued Allergic asthma; Atopic dermatitis; Bullous pemphigoid; Chronic urticaria; Food hypersensitivity; Hypersensitivity
Most Recent Events
- 19 Mar 2025 Novartis terminates phase-III trial in Food hypersensitivity (In children, In adults, In adolescents) in USA, Spain, Netherlands, Japan, Italy, Germany, France, Canada, Australia (SC) due to sponsor decision (NCT05678959)
- 05 Apr 2023 Discontinued - Phase-II for Chronic-urticaria (In adolescents, In children) in Taiwan, Switzerland, Spain, Germany (SC) before March 2023
- 05 Apr 2023 Discontinued - Phase-III for Chronic-urticaria (In adolescents, In children, In the elderly, Treatment-experienced, In adults) in Brazil (SC) before March 2023