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ReviewDrugs2020

Inebilizumab: First Approval.

James E Frampton

Open access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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Review in Drugs, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
69citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
9.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. [Characterization of Immune Reconstitution Patterns in B-cell Subsets Mediated by B-cell Targeted Therapies].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2026
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  15. Emerging Role of Targeted Monoclonal Antibodies in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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  20. New and Emerging Biological Therapies for Myasthenia Gravis: A Focussed Review for Clinical Decision-Making.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2025
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

James E FramptonSpringer Nature, Mairangi Bay, Private Bag 65901, Auckland, 0754, New Zealand. dru@adis.com.
Springer Nature (New Zealand) · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inebilizumab (Uplizna™; inebilizumab-cdon in the USA) is a humanised anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody being developed by Viela Bio for the treatment of a range of autoimmune diseases associated with CD19-expressing B cells. Inebilizumab targets and depletes CD19-expressing B cells through antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity. In June 2020, inebilizumab received its first global approval in the USA for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) in adult patients who are seropositive for immunoglobulin G autoantibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4-IgG). The drug is also undergoing clinical evaluation for kidney transplant desensitization, myasthenia gravis, and IgG4-related disease. This article summarizes the milestones in the development of inebilizumab leading to this first approval for the treatment of AQP4-IgG seropositive NMOSD.

Indexed as

Drug ApprovalAdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAquaporin 4B-LymphocytesHumansImmunoglobulin GNeuromyelitis OpticaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAquaporin 4Immunoglobulin Ginebilizumab

Identifiers

PMID32729016
PMCPMC7387876
OpenAlexW3045496294

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Registered trials

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