Bezlotoxumab - Merck & Co
Alternative Names: CDB1; Clostridium difficile toxin B monoclonal antibody; MBL-CDB1; MDX 1388; MK 6072; ZinplavaLatest Information Update: 05 Nov 2023
At a glance
- Originator Medarex; University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Developer Merck & Co; Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Class Antidiarrhoeals; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Clostridium difficile toxB protein 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
- Marketed Clostridium difficile infections
Most Recent Events
- 07 May 2023 Adverse event data from MODIFY I and MODIFY II trials in Clostridium difficile infections presented at the Digestive Disease Week 2023 (DDW-2023)
- 12 May 2022 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes the phase III MODIFY III trial for Clostridium difficile infections (Adjunctive treatment, In children, In adolescents, In infants) in USA, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania, South Africa and United Kingdom (IV) (NCT03182907) (EudraCT2017-000070-11)
- 20 Jan 2022 Phase III development in Clostridium difficile infections (Adjunctive treatment, In adolescents, In children, In infants) is still ongoing in Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Sweden, Spain, and USA (IV) (NCT03182907)