Nucala(mepolizumab)
Nucala (mepolizumab) is an antibody pharmaceutical. Mepolizumab was first approved as Nucala on 2015-11-04. It is used to treat asthma in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat asthma. The pharmaceutical is active against interleukin-5.
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Nucala
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| nucala | Biologic Licensing Application | 2020-09-25 |
Indications
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Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| asthma | EFO_0000270 | D001249 | J45 |
Agency Specific
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Expiration | Code | ||
|---|---|---|---|
mepolizumab, Nucala, GlaxoSmithKline LLC | |||
| 2027-09-25 | Orphan excl. | ||
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HCPCS
Code | Description |
|---|---|
| J2182 | Injection, mepolizumab, 1 mg |
Clinical
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma | D001249 | EFO_0000270 | J45 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
| Nasal polyps | D009298 | HP_0100582 | J33 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| Eosinophilia | D004802 | HP_0001880 | D72.1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Churg-strauss syndrome | D015267 | EFO_0007208 | M30.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Hypereosinophilic syndrome | D017681 | EFO_1001467 | D72.11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | D029424 | EFO_0000341 | J44.9 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| Eosinophilic granuloma | D004803 | C96.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Virus diseases | D014777 | B34 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Bronchitis | D001991 | J40 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eosinophilic esophagitis | D057765 | EFO_0004232 | K20.0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Angioedema | D000799 | EFO_0005532 | T78.3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atopic dermatitis | D003876 | EFO_0000274 | L20 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Bullous pemphigoid | D010391 | EFO_0007187 | L12 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Gastroenteritis | D005759 | EFO_1001463 | K52.9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 1
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacokinetics | D010599 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Healthy volunteers/patients | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Chronic urticaria | D000080223 | L50.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis | D051359 | D76.1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Granulomatosis with polyangiitis | D014890 | EFO_0005297 | M31.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Without Phase
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirin-induced asthma | D055963 | HP_0012042 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Sinusitis | D012852 | EFO_0007486 | J32 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Bronchiectasis | D001987 | HP_0002110 | J47 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
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Drug
General
| Drug common name | MEPOLIZUMAB |
| INN | mepolizumab |
| Description | Mepolizumab, sold under the brand name Nucala, is a humanized monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma, eosinophilic granulomatosis, and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). It recognizes and blocks interleukin-5 (IL-5), a signalling protein of the immune system.
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| Classification | Antibody |
| Drug class | monoclonal antibodies |
| Image (chem structure or protein) | |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | — |
Identifiers
| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 196078-29-2 |
| RxCUI | 1720597 |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL2108429 |
| ChEBI ID | — |
| PubChem CID | — |
| DrugBank | DB06612 |
| UNII ID | 90Z2UF0E52 (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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