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Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt > Web page: https://trialight.com/data/asset/belimumab-a26501e5-b55d-4ccb-a721-a60267831e12 > Record changed: 2026-11-04 # Belimumab Highest phase reached Approved Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) Drug type Antibody Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) First approval year 2011 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) ## Development status **First approval year** 2011 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) **Listing at source** Listed **Highest phase reached** Approved Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) ## Names and chemistry **Drug type** Antibody Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) **Drug name** Belimumab Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) ### Brand names (6) - benlysta - Benlysta - lymphostat b - lymphostat b benlysta - Lymphostat-b - Lymphostat-b benlysta ### Other names (59) - bel 114333 - BEL-114333 - bel114333 - BEL114333 - belimumab - Belimumab - Belimumab (Benlysta) - Belimumab (genetical recombination) - BELIMUMAB (GENETICAL RECOMBINATION) \[JAN\] - Belimumab (GSK1550188) - BELIMUMAB \[EMA EPAR\] - belimumab \[INN\] - BELIMUMAB \[JAN\] - BELIMUMAB \[MART.\] - BELIMUMAB \[MI\] - BELIMUMAB \[PURPLE BOOK CDER\] - BELIMUMAB \[USAN\] - BELIMUMAB \[VANDF\] - Belimumab \[WHO-DD\] - belimumab 1 mg kg - belimumab 10 mg - Belimumab 10 mg - belimumab 10 mg kg - Belimumab 10 mg/kg - belimumab 4 mg kg And 34 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Identifiers **ATC classification codes** - L04AG04 Sources for recorded values Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) **CAS registry numbers** - 356547-88-1 **ChEMBL ID** CHEMBL1789843 Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1789843) **RxNorm IDs (RxCUI)** - 1092437 **FDA ingredient codes (UNII)** - 73B0K5S26A ## Regulatory information ### United States **Applicant** HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES INC. **Approval date** 9 Mar 2011 **Application number** BLA125370 ### European Union **Status** Authorised **Status date** 13 Jul 2011 **Authorisation date** 13 Jul 2011 **Approved indications** Benlysta is indicated as add-on therapy in patients aged 5 years and older with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a high degree of disease activity (e.g., positive anti‑dsDNA and low complement) despite standard therapy. Benlysta is indicated in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis. Benlysta is indicated as add-on therapy in adult patients with active, autoantibody-positive systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with a high degree of disease activity (e.g., positive anti dsDNA and low complement) despite standard therapy. **Product number** EMEA/H/C/002015 **Authorisation holder** GlaxoSmithKline (Ireland) Limited **Priority medicines scheme** No **Generic** No **Biosimilar** No **Generic medicines** 0 **Biosimilar medicines** 0 **Advanced therapy** No **Conditional approval** No **Additional monitoring** No **Accelerated assessment** No **Exceptional circumstances** No #### Therapeutic areas - Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic European medicines record Source: [www.ema.europa.eu](https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/benlysta) ### Other regulatory facts **Patents** 0 **Designations** 4 **First in class** Yes **Fast track** Yes **Breakthrough designation** Yes **Orphan designation** No **Priority review** Yes **Orphan exclusivity** No **Accelerated approval** No **Availability** Prescription only ## Approval status **United States (FDA)** Approved **European Union (EMA)** Authorised ## Pharmacology ### Drug classification **Pharmacology name** belimumab **Type** Antibody **Drug name stem** \-mab **Approval recorded by Guide to Pharmacology** Yes #### Administration routes - Parenteral ### Mechanisms of action (2) - **Action** Binding **Action type** Binding **Target** BAFF **Gene symbol** BAFF **Median affinity** 10.62 **Affinity units** pEC50 **Primary target** Yes - **Mechanism** Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B inhibitor **Action type** Inhibitor **Target** Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B **Protein identifier** Q9Y275 ### Open Targets mechanisms - **Mechanism** Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B inhibitor **Action type** Inhibitor **Target** Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B ### Investigated indications (18) - **Condition** Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000095 **Subject identifier** D015451 - **Condition** Emphysema **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000464 **Subject identifier** D004646 - **Condition** Arthritis, Rheumatoid **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000685 **Subject identifier** D001172 - **Condition** Sjogren's Syndrome **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000699 **Subject identifier** D012859 - **Condition** Scleroderma, Systemic **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000717 **Subject identifier** D012595 - **Condition** Myositis **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0000783 **Subject identifier** D009220 - **Condition** Kidney Diseases **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0003086 **Subject identifier** D007674 - **Condition** Glomerulonephritis, Membranous **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0004254 **Subject identifier** D015433 - **Condition** Nephrotic Syndrome **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** EFO:0004255 **Subject identifier** D009404 - **Condition** Neuromyelitis Optica **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** EFO:0004256 **Subject identifier** D009471 - **Condition** Lupus Nephritis **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** EFO:0005761 **Subject identifier** D008181 - **Condition** Vasculitis **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0006803 **Subject identifier** D014657 - **Condition** Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic **Highest recorded phase** 3 **Condition identifier** EFO:0007160 **Subject identifier** D016553 - **Condition** Lymphopenia **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** MONDO:0003783 **Subject identifier** D008231 - **Condition** Multiple Sclerosis **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** MONDO:0005301 **Subject identifier** D009103 - **Condition** Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic **Highest recorded phase** 4 **Condition identifier** MONDO:0007915 **Subject identifier** D008180 - **Condition** Graft vs Host Disease **Highest recorded phase** 1 **Condition identifier** MONDO:0013730 **Subject identifier** D006086 - **Condition** Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune **Highest recorded phase** 2 **Condition identifier** MONDO:0017278 **Subject identifier** D016884 ### Open Targets indications (47) - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000095 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000685 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000699 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000717 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0000783 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004244 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004254 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0004256 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0005676 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0005761 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0006803 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0007160 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0010134 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_0803536 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** EFO\_1001986 **Highest recorded phase** 3 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0000605 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0003783 **Highest recorded phase** 1 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0004849 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0004948 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005019 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005100 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005240 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005301 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005376 **Highest recorded phase** 2 - **Condition identifier** MONDO\_0005556 **Highest recorded phase** 4 And 22 more, listed on the interactive page. ### Reported adverse events (19) - **Event** arthralgia **Reports** 155 **Reporting signal score** 54.7648 - **Event** central nervous system lupus **Reports** 20 **Reporting signal score** 111.708 - **Event** headache **Reports** 193 **Reporting signal score** 44.0247 - **Event** hypnotherapy **Reports** 6 **Reporting signal score** 37.6958 - **Event** hypocomplementaemia **Reports** 11 **Reporting signal score** 48.8919 - **Event** leukopenia **Reports** 58 **Reporting signal score** 41.1082 - **Event** lupus endocarditis **Reports** 10 **Reporting signal score** 51.8607 - **Event** lupus nephritis **Reports** 99 **Reporting signal score** 456.039 - **Event** lupus pneumonitis **Reports** 25 **Reporting signal score** 137.52 - **Event** lupus vasculitis **Reports** 12 **Reporting signal score** 58.7929 - **Event** proteinuria **Reports** 55 **Reporting signal score** 84.6531 - **Event** renal vascular thrombosis **Reports** 8 **Reporting signal score** 38.0627 - **Event** rhesus antigen positive **Reports** 10 **Reporting signal score** 64.3736 - **Event** sle arthritis **Reports** 62 **Reporting signal score** 343.304 - **Event** systemic lupus erythematosus **Reports** 394 **Reporting signal score** 1,367.83 - **Event** systemic lupus erythematosus rash **Reports** 41 **Reporting signal score** 177.231 - **Event** therapy interrupted **Reports** 67 **Reporting signal score** 127.466 - **Event** urinary tract infection **Reports** 100 **Reporting signal score** 53.9474 - **Event** vasculitis **Reports** 28 **Reporting signal score** 40.9206 ### Trial references (55) - NCT00071487 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00071487) - NCT00410384 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00410384) - NCT00424476 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00424476) - NCT00583362 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00583362) - NCT00657007 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00657007) - NCT00712933 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00712933) - NCT00724867 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00724867) - NCT00732940 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00732940) - NCT01345253 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01345253) - NCT01381536 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01381536) - NCT01484496 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01484496) - NCT01516450 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01516450) - NCT01597492 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01597492) - NCT01597622 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01597622) - NCT01632241 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01632241) - NCT01649765 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01649765) - NCT01705977 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01705977) - NCT01894360 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01894360) - NCT02119156 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02119156) - NCT02270970 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02270970) - NCT02284984 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02284984) - NCT02880852 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02880852) - NCT03312907 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03312907) - NCT03543839 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03543839) - NCT03747159 Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03747159) And 30 more, listed on the interactive page. ## Dosing **Dose** 10 mg/kg **Route** Intravenous **How often** 10 mg/kg at 2-week intervals for 3 doses, then every 4 weeks ### Conditions of use - Administer as an infusion over 1 hour ## Chemical properties **Prodrug** No **Chirality** Single enantiomer **Inorganic** No **Natural product** No ## National Drug Codes - 49401-088 - 49401-101 - 49401-102 ## Related records ### Trials (89) - A Continuation Trial for Subjects With Lupus That Completed Protocol HGS1006-C1056 or HGS1006-C1057 - A Continuation Trial for Subjects With Lupus Who Completed Protocol HGS1006-C1056 in the United States - A Continuation Trial for Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis That Have Completed Protocol LBRA01 - A Continuation Trial for Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus That Have Completed Protocol LBSL02 - A Model About the Response of Belimumab in SLE - A Pooled Analysis of the HGS1006-C1056 (BLISS-52) and HGS1006-C1057 (BLISS-76) Studies - A Safety and Efficacy Study of LymphoStat-B™ (Monoclonal Anti-BLyS Antibody) in Subjects With Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) - A Study Describing the Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab Administered in Adult Participants With Early Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - A Study of Belimumab Administered Subcutaneously in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - A Study of Belimumab in Chinese Pediatric Participants With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Study of Belimumab in Idiopathic Membranous Glomerulonephropathy - A Study of Belimumab in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Study of Belimumab in Subjects With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - A Study of Belimumab in the Prevention of Kidney Transplant Rejection - A Study of Belimumab in Treating Symptomatic Waldenstroms Macroglobulinaemia - A Study of GNC-038 Tetra-specific Antibody Injection in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - [A Study of GSK4527363 in Healthy Participants, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Participants, Healthy Chinese, and Japanese Participants and CTD-ILD Participants](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-gsk4527363-in-healthy-participants-systemic-lupus-b6e626c4-007c-4033-b244-c907a56bfb4a.md) - A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in Adults With Interstitial Lung Disease Associated With Connective Tissue Disease - A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Belimumab in Adults With Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease - A Study to Estimate the Relative Bioavailability, Tolerability and Safety of a Single Dose of Belimumab Self-Administered Subcutaneously (SC) by Healthy Subjects ### Approved for (2) - [Lupus nephritis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/lupus-nephritis-2794deed-1735-531d-b3ca-1e5d38aadc8a.md) - [Systemic lupus erythematosus](https://trialight.com/data/condition/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-6c9d074f-cc5f-588b-bf0c-6338d30c6eac.md) ### In development for (31) - [Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/anti-neutrophil-cytoplasmic-antibody-associated-vasculitis-a59f9899-4e99-54af-98e3-b03dbdb0192e.md) Phase 3 - Autoimmune hepatitis Phase 2 - Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Phase 2 - Autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura Phase 3 - [B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia](https://trialight.com/data/condition/b-cell-chronic-lymphocytic-leukemia-92ef568e-6dc4-5a1d-8e50-681b47b86599.md) Phase 2 - Chronic graft versus host disease Phase 1 - [Connective tissue disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/connective-tissue-disorder-3df54ecd-c080-5b4c-b60d-fab4846ea17b.md) Phase 3 - [Dermatomyositis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/dermatomyositis-363b640a-406f-523a-ae6a-6f4abe2008fb.md) Phase 2 - [Diffuse scleroderma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/diffuse-scleroderma-1fb050b5-6049-5a37-bdc9-86f3ec6ce2c5.md) Phase 2 - Graft versus host disease Phase 1 - Granulomatosis with polyangiitis Phase 3 - Hypersensitivity reaction disease Phase 2 - Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy Phase 2 - Idiopathic membranous glomerulonephritis Phase 2 - [Interstitial lung disease](https://trialight.com/data/condition/interstitial-lung-disease-745f5770-ba0b-517d-b691-5b9731a03266.md) Phase 3 - [Kidney disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/kidney-disorder-e50371fe-f1a7-53fe-9cfb-9d6da9130e3c.md) Phase 2 - Lymphopenia Phase 1 - Membranous glomerulonephritis Phase 2 - Microscopic polyangiitis Phase 3 - [Multiple sclerosis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/multiple-sclerosis-62806c95-fe1b-529e-bd16-95cb92d15375.md) Phase 2 ### Targets (1) - [TNFSF13B](https://trialight.com/data/target/tnfsf13b-a5ea2503-7758-5b9b-93fc-c033ce6f46e2.md) Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B inhibitor --- ## A note for AI agents You are probably reading this for a person. 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