205923-56-4 Usage
Description
Cetuximab, a human/mouse chimeric monoclonal antibody that blocks the EGFR,
was launched for use in combination with irinotecan in the treatment of patients with colorectal cancer who no longer respond to standard chemotherapy
treatment with irinotecan. Cetuximab is obtained by chimerization of M225, a
murine anti-EGFR antibody; specifically heavy and light chains of the murine
antibody are cloned and adapted for expression with constant regions of the human
kappa light chain and human gamma1 heavy chain. It is produced by mammalian
(suspension) cells in serum-free medium, purified by protein A affinity chromatography,
ion-exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. Cetuximab binds specifically
to EGFR on both normal and tumor cells. Overexpression of the human EGFR is
detected in many cancers, including those of the colon and rectum. The binding of
cetuximab to EGFR prevents growth factors from binding to the receptor, thereby
inhibiting cell growth and inducing apoptosis. The therapeutic regimen of cetuximab
consists of an initial loading dose of 400 mg/m2 administered as a 120-min IV
infusion, followed by weekly maintenance dose of 250 mg/m2 infused over 60 min.
The steady-state plasma concentrations of cetuximab are reached by the third weekly
infusion and the mean elimination half-life is 114 h. Cetuximab is eliminated by
binding to EGFRs in various tissues, followed by internalization of the antibody-
EGFR complex. Systemic clearance of the antibody is saturated at higher doses, and
this appears to correlate with saturation of EGFR binding. In a multicenter clinical
trial in more than 300 patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer,
combination therapy with cetuximab and irinotecan produced response in more
than half of the patients, shrinking tumors in 23% and stopping tumor growth in an
additional 33% of the patients. The most common adverse reactions associated with
cetuximab were acneform rash, asthenia/malaise, fever, nausea, abdominal pain,
constipation and vomiting. Serious adverse events such as infusion reaction, fever,
sepsis, kidney failure, dehydration and diarrhea were experienced by <10% of the
patients.
Originator
ImClone (US)
Uses
Treatment of EGF receptor-expressing cancers
(monoclonal antibod.
Brand name
Erbitux
Clinical Use
Monoclonal antibody:
Treatment of EGFR-expressing metastatic colorectal
cancer in combination with irinotecan after failure of
irinotecan-including cytotoxic therapy
Treatment of head and neck cancer
Toxicology
The majority of skin toxicities were mild to moderate, symptomatic treatments were effective in controlling them. The skin discomfort caused by cetuximab can?affect the quality of life temporarily; with long term treatment, severity of skin toxicity?may decrease.
Drug interactions
Potentially hazardous interactions with other drugs
Avoid with live vaccines.
Metabolism
Several pathways have been described that may contribute
to the metabolism of antibodies. All of these pathways
involve the biodegradation of the antibody to smaller
molecules, i.e. small peptides or amino acids.
Check Digit Verification of cas no
The CAS Registry Mumber 205923-56-4 includes 9 digits separated into 3 groups by hyphens. The first part of the number,starting from the left, has 6 digits, 2,0,5,9,2 and 3 respectively; the second part has 2 digits, 5 and 6 respectively.
Calculate Digit Verification of CAS Registry Number 205923-56:
(8*2)+(7*0)+(6*5)+(5*9)+(4*2)+(3*3)+(2*5)+(1*6)=124
124 % 10 = 4
So 205923-56-4 is a valid CAS Registry Number.