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International nonproprietary names for monoclonal antibodies: an evolving nomenclature system.

Sofia S Guimaraes Koch, Robin Thorpe, Nana Kawasaki, Marie-Paule Lefranc, Sarel Malan, Andrew C R Martin, Gilles Mignot, Andreas Plückthun, Menico Rizzi, Stephanie Shubat and 2 more

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Article in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Sofia S Guimaraes KochINN Unit, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.
Robin ThorpeWelwyn, UK.
Nana KawasakiYokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5447-1890
Marie-Paule LefrancInstitut Universitaire de France, Université de Montpellier, Laboratoire d'ImmunoGénétique Moléculaire LIGM, Institut de Génétique Humaine IGH, Montpellier, France.
Sarel MalanSchool of Pharmacy, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1640-6457
Andrew C R MartinInstitute of Structural & Molecular Biology, Division of Biosciences, University College London, London, UK.
Gilles MignotNice, France.
Andreas PlückthunDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-4191-5306
Menico RizziDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Stephanie ShubatUnited States Adopted Names (USAN) Program, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Karin WeisserPaul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany.
Raffaella BaloccoINN Unit, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland.

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Appropriate nomenclature for all pharmaceutical substances is important for clinical development, licensing, prescribing, pharmacovigilance, and identification of counterfeits. Nonproprietary names that are unique and globally recognized for all pharmaceutical substances are assigned by the International Nonproprietary Names (INN) Programme of the World Health Organization (WHO). In 1991, the INN Programme implemented the first nomenclature scheme for monoclonal antibodies. To accompany biotechnological development, this nomenclature scheme has evolved over the years; however, since the scheme was introduced, all pharmacological substances that contained an immunoglobulin variable domain were coined with the stem -

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalPharmaceutical PreparationsWorld Health OrganizationAntibodies, MonoclonalPharmaceutical Preparationsantibodiesantibody-based drugsantibody-drug conjugatesbiological drugsbiologicsInternational Nonproprietary Name (INN)nomenclature schemepharmaceuticalssafetytherapeutic antibodies

Identifiers

PMID35584276
PMCPMC9122354

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