Pegsunercept

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Pegsunercept
Clinical data
Legal status
  • investigational
Routes of
administration
subcutaneous injection
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability N/A
Identifiers
CAS Number 330988-75-5 N
ATC code none
UNII Q5I7SFZ853 YesY
KEGG D05393 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C502H758N154O165S16
Molecular mass 12,103 g/mol (protein part)
 NYesY (what is this?)  (verify)

Pegsunercept is a drug for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. As of January 2010, Phase II clinical trials have been completed.[1][2][3] It is being developed by Amgen.

Similarly to etanercept, pegsunercept is a soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor. Pegsunercept is a PEGylated protein.[3]

References

  1. Clinical trial number NCT00037700 for "Evaluation of the Efficacy of Combination Treatment With Anakinra and Pegsunercept in Improving Rheumatoid Arthritis" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. Clinical trial number NCT00111423 for "Evaluating the Safety of Extended Treatment With Pegsunercept (PEG sTNF-RI)in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)" at ClinicalTrials.gov
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