Tremelimumab

Specification

• Cat#: THA-0075
• Product Name: Tremelimumab
• Description: Tremelimumab is an anti-CTLA-4 antibody used to treat unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in combination with durvalumab.
• Sequences: Tremelimumab heavy chain: QVQLVESGGGVVQPGRSLRLSCAASGFTFSSYGMHWVRQAPGKGLEWVAVIWYDGSNKYYADSVKGRFTISRDNSKNTLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARDPRGATLYYYYYGMDVWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPCSRSTSESTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSNFGTQTYTCNVDHKPSNTKVDKTVERKCCVECPPCPAPPVAGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVQFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQFNSTFRVVSVLTVVHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKGLPAPIEKTISKTKGQPREPQVYTLPPSREEMTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPMLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK Tremelimumab light chain: DIQMTQSPSSLSASVGDRVTITCRASQSINSYLDWYQQKPGKAPKLLIYAASSLQSGVPSRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQPEDFATYYCQQYYSTPFTFGPGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
• Molecular Weight: 149000.0 Da (approximate)
• Introduction: Tremelimumab, formerly known as ticilimumab, is a fully human IgG2 monoclonal antibody directed against cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4). CTLA-4 is a cell surface receptor expressed on activated T cells to act as a negative regulator for T cells. By binding to CTLA-4, tremelimumab enhances T cell-mediated killing of tumours and reduces tumour growth. Because CTLA-4 is an immune checkpoint that plays a vital role in regulating T cell-mediated immune response, tremelimumab is considered an immune checkpoint inhibitor, which is an emerging cancer immunotherapy drug class. Tremelimumab was first approved by the FDA in October 2022 to be used in combination with durvalumab to treat hepatocellular carcinoma. It is also being investigated in other cancers, such as colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and malignant melanoma. After receiving an EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommendation in December 2022, tremelimumab was approved for combined use with durvalumab.
• Purity: >99% by SDS-Page and HPLC analysis
• Formula: C6500H9974N1726O2026S52
• Appearance: Liquid

Pharmaceutical Information

• Pharmacodynamics: Tremelimumab is a cytotoxic agent that works to decrease tumour growth. It binds to its target, human CTLA-4, with high selectivity and subnanomolar affinity. Tremelimumab caused increased IL-2 production in a dose-dependent manner in ex-vivo blood stimulation assays using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy volunteers and patients with cancer, indicating that tremelimumab stimulated T cell-mediated cytotoxicity. Tremelimumab also increased the proliferation of effector T cells. In vitro, there was no evidence of nonspecific cytokine release induced by tremelimumab or drug binding to Fc receptors.
• Targets: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte protein 4