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# Sirukumab

Highest phase reached

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

Drug type

Antibody

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

## Development status

**Listing at source**

Listed

**Highest phase reached**

Phase 3

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

## Names and chemistry

**Drug type**

Antibody

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

**Drug name**

Sirukumab

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

### Other names (25)

- cnto 136
- CNTO 136
- CNTO 136 100 mg
- CNTO 136 25 mg
- CNTO 136 50 mg
- CNTO-136
- cnto136
- CNTO136
- immunoglobulin g1 anti human interleukin 6 human monoclonal cnto 136 gamma 1 chain disulfide with human monoclonal cnto 136 kappa chain dimer
- IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1, ANTI-(HUMAN INTERLEUKIN 6) (HUMAN MONOCLONAL CNTO 136 .GAMMA.1-CHAIN), DISULFIDE WITH HUMAN MONOCLONAL CNTO 136 .KAPPA.-CHAIN, DIMER
- sirukumab
- Sirukumab
- Sirukumab (IV infusion)
- sirukumab \[INN\]
- SIRUKUMAB \[JAN\]
- SIRUKUMAB \[USAN\]
- Sirukumab \[WHO-DD\]
- sirukumab 100 mg
- Sirukumab 100 mg
- sirukumab 50 mg
- Sirukumab 50 mg
- sirukumab inn
- sirukumab jan
- sirukumab usan
- sirukumab who dd

## Identifiers

**CAS registry numbers**

- 1194585-53-9

**ChEMBL ID**

CHEMBL1743071

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

**FDA ingredient codes (UNII)**

- 640443FU93

### ATC classification codes (2)

- L04AC
- L04AC15

Sources for recorded values

Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chembl/explore/compound/CHEMBL1743071)

## Regulatory information

### European Union

**Status**

application\_withdrawn

**Status date**

26 Oct 2017

**Approved indications**

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

**Product number**

EMEA/H/C/004165

**Authorisation holder**

Janssen-Cilag International NV

**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

- Arthritis, Rheumatoid

European medicines record

Source: [www.ema.europa.eu](https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/human/EPAR/plivensia)

### Other regulatory facts

**Patents**

0

**Designations**

1

**First in class**

No

**Fast track**

No

**Breakthrough designation**

No

**Orphan designation**

No

**Priority review**

No

**Orphan exclusivity**

No

**Accelerated approval**

No

## Pharmacology

### Drug classification

**Pharmacology name**

sirukumab

**Type**

Antibody

**Drug name stem**

\-mab

### Mechanisms of action (2)

- **Action**  
Binding

**Action type**  
Binding

**Target**  
IL-6

**Gene symbol**  
IL-6

**Median affinity**

13.43

**Affinity units**  
pKd

**Primary target**  
Yes
- **Mechanism**  
Interleukin-6 inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Interleukin-6

**Protein identifier**  
P05231

### Open Targets mechanisms

- **Mechanism**  
Interleukin-6 inhibitor

**Action type**  
Inhibitor

**Target**  
Interleukin-6

### Investigated indications (10)

- **Condition**  
Immune System Diseases

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000540

**Subject identifier**  
D007154
- **Condition**  
Arthritis, Rheumatoid

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0000685

**Subject identifier**  
D001172
- **Condition**  
Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0003834

**Subject identifier**  
D008178
- **Condition**  
Lupus Nephritis

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0005761

**Subject identifier**  
D008181
- **Condition**  
Polymyalgia Rheumatica

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:0008518

**Subject identifier**  
D011111
- **Condition**  
Giant Cell Arteritis

**Highest recorded phase**  
3

**Condition identifier**  
EFO:1001209

**Subject identifier**  
D013700
- **Condition**  
Depressive Disorder, Major

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0002009

**Subject identifier**  
D003865
- **Condition**  
Asthma

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0004979

**Subject identifier**  
D001249
- **Condition**  
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

**Highest recorded phase**  
1

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0007915

**Subject identifier**  
D008180
- **Condition**  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

**Condition identifier**  
MONDO:0100096

**Subject identifier**  
D045169

### Open Targets indications (15)

- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000540
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0000685

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0003834

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_0005761

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
EFO\_1001209

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0002009

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0004979

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005046

**Highest recorded phase**  
4
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005282

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0005556

**Highest recorded phase**  
2
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0007915

**Highest recorded phase**  
1
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0008383

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0008538

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0019735

**Highest recorded phase**  
3
- **Condition identifier**  
MONDO\_0100096

**Highest recorded phase**  
2

### Reported adverse events (63)

- **Event**  
abdominal discomfort

**Reports**  
20

**Reporting signal score**

35.213
- **Event**  
abdominal distension

**Reports**  
72

**Reporting signal score**

256.094
- **Event**  
alopecia

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

32.2439
- **Event**  
anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody positive

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

89.7839
- **Event**  
arthralgia

**Reports**  
42

**Reporting signal score**

61.7548
- **Event**  
arthritis

**Reports**  
94

**Reporting signal score**

384.813
- **Event**  
bone erosion

**Reports**  
94

**Reporting signal score**

650.911
- **Event**  
c-reactive protein increased

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

48.2321
- **Event**  
condition aggravated

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

17.4628
- **Event**  
crohn's disease

**Reports**  
17

**Reporting signal score**

38.0498
- **Event**  
decreased appetite

**Reports**  
17

**Reporting signal score**

20.367
- **Event**  
discomfort

**Reports**  
17

**Reporting signal score**

45.2802
- **Event**  
dizziness

**Reports**  
28

**Reporting signal score**

23.9657
- **Event**  
drug hypersensitivity

**Reports**  
29

**Reporting signal score**

36.6304
- **Event**  
drug intolerance

**Reports**  
57

**Reporting signal score**

159.945
- **Event**  
drug-induced liver injury

**Reports**  
10

**Reporting signal score**

20.8153
- **Event**  
dyspepsia

**Reports**  
74

**Reporting signal score**

272.88
- **Event**  
ear infection

**Reports**  
17

**Reporting signal score**

53.8954
- **Event**  
exostosis

**Reports**  
94

**Reporting signal score**

576.983
- **Event**  
fatigue

**Reports**  
43

**Reporting signal score**

40.2834
- **Event**  
foot deformity

**Reports**  
94

**Reporting signal score**

554.862
- **Event**  
gastric disorder

**Reports**  
70

**Reporting signal score**

321.213
- **Event**  
general physical health deterioration

**Reports**  
106

**Reporting signal score**

412.024
- **Event**  
glossodynia

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

67.9476
- **Event**  
hand deformity

**Reports**  
19

**Reporting signal score**

75.7271

And 38 more, listed on the interactive page.

### Trial references (14)

- NCT00718718  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00718718)
- NCT01604343  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01604343)
- NCT01606761  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01606761)
- NCT01636557  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01636557)
- NCT01689532  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01689532)
- NCT01856309  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01856309)
- NCT02019472  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02019472)
- NCT01273389  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01273389)
- NCT01702740  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01702740)
- NCT02473289  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02473289)
- NCT02531633  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02531633)
- NCT02794519  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02794519)
- NCT02899026  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02899026)
- NCT04380961  
Source: [clinicaltrials.gov](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04380961)

## Chemical properties

**Prodrug**

No

**Chirality**

Single enantiomer

**Inorganic**

No

**Natural product**

No

### Sequences (2)

- **Component**  
Light chain

**Type**  
Protein

**Organism**  
Homo sapiens

**Sequence**  
EIVLTQSPATLSLSPGERATLSCSASISVSYMYWYQQKPGQAPRLLIYDMSNLASGIPARFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLEPEDFAVYYCMQWSGYPYTFGGGTKVEIKRTVAAPSVFIFPPSDEQLKSGTASVVCLLNNFYPREAKVQWKVDNALQSGNSQESVTEQDSKDSTYSLSSTLTLSKADYEKHKVYACEVTHQGLSSPVTKSFNRGEC
- **Component**  
Heavy chain

**Type**  
Protein

**Organism**  
Homo sapiens

**Sequence**  
EVQLVESGGGLVQPGGSLRLSCAASGFTFSPFAMSWVRQAPGKGLEWVAKISPGGSWTYYSDTVTGRFTISRDNAKNSLYLQMNSLRAEDTAVYYCARQLWGYYALDIWGQGTTVTVSSASTKGPSVFPLAPSSKSTSGGTAALGCLVKDYFPEPVTVSWNSGALTSGVHTFPAVLQSSGLYSLSSVVTVPSSSLGTQTYICNVNHKPSNTKVDKKVEPKSCDKTHTCPPCPAPELLGGPSVFLFPPKPKDTLMISRTPEVTCVVVDVSHEDPEVKFNWYVDGVEVHNAKTKPREEQYNSTYRVVSVLTVLHQDWLNGKEYKCKVSNKALPAPIEKTISKAKGQPREPQVYTLPPSRDELTKNQVSLTCLVKGFYPSDIAVEWESNGQPENNYKTTPPVLDSDGSFFLYSKLTVDKSRWQQGNVFSCSVMHEALHNHYTQKSLSLSPGK

## Related records

### Trials (40)

- A FIH Study to Assess the Safety and Tolerability of NS Intravenous NS101 Infusion
- A Phase 2a Study to Evaluate the Effects of Sirukumab in Subjects With Severe Poorly Controlled Asthma
- A Study Comparing Sirukumab (CNTO 136) Monotherapy With Adalimumab (HUMIRA®) Monotherapy in the Treatment of Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
- [A Study of AK129 in Patients With Advanced Malignant Tumors](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-ak129-in-patients-with-advanced-malignant-tumors-4a8b4562-48fe-4468-9975-a8c42f9b060a.md)
- A Study of CNTO 136 (Sirukumab) Administered Subcutaneously in Japanese Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Unresponsive to Methotrexate or Sulfasalazine
- A Study of CNTO 136 (Sirukumab), a Human Anti-IL-6 Monoclonal Antibody, Administered Subcutaneously, in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Anti-TNF-Alpha Therapy (SIRROUND-T)
- A Study of CNTO 136 (Sirukumab), Administered Subcutaneously, in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug (DMARD) Therapy (SIRROUND-D)
- A Study of Effectiveness and Safety of CNTO 136 in Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Methotrexate Therapy
- [A Study of LBP-EC01 in the Treatment of Acute Uncomplicated UTI Caused by Drug Resistant E. Coli (ELIMINATE Trial)](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-lbp-ec01-in-the-treatment-of-acute-uncomplicated-a6bd47d4-e933-4195-8c01-ec2583f0cdd7.md)
- A Study of MEDI7352 in Painful Osteoarthritis of the Knee
- A Study of PGN-EDO51 or Placebo in People With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Amenable to Exon 51-Skipping Treatment
- A Study of the Safety and How the Body Effects a Drug CNTO 136 in Healthy Male Japanese and Caucasian Volunteers
- A Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of CNTO 136 in Patients With Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- A Study to Evaluate the Effect of a Single Dose of CNTO 136 (Sirukumab) on CYP450 Enzyme Activities After Subcutaneous Administration in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
- A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirukumab in Confirmed Severe or Critical Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19
- Absolute BA and OZ439 PK Effect of Different OZ439 Dose Volumes and Cobicistat Co-administration Study
- Acetaminophen in aSAH to Inhibit Lipid Peroxidation and Cerebral Vasospasm
- An Efficacy and Safety Study of CNTO 136 in Patients With Active Lupus Nephritis
- An Efficacy and Safety Study of Sirukumab in Participants With Major Depressive Disorder
- Bioavailability and Pharmacokinetics Study of Sirukumab in Healthy Male Participants

### In development for (10)

- [Asthma](https://trialight.com/data/condition/asthma-247437fb-0e60-5885-8a3a-ce40099cea88.md) Phase 2
- [COVID-19](https://trialight.com/data/condition/covid-19-13f0ebf3-c291-557d-bdef-93563d077103.md) Phase 2
- [Cutaneous lupus erythematosus](https://trialight.com/data/condition/cutaneous-lupus-erythematosus-d8209c16-c236-521f-8fd1-cd89b5810e23.md) Phase 1
- [Immune system disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/immune-system-disorder-24846188-b462-515c-bb34-142255a648c8.md) Phase 3
- [Lupus nephritis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/lupus-nephritis-2794deed-1735-531d-b3ca-1e5d38aadc8a.md) Phase 2
- [Major depressive disorder](https://trialight.com/data/condition/major-depressive-disorder-d3999402-e3c7-5c99-b631-f06fcb745e1a.md) Phase 2
- Polymyalgia rheumatica Phase 3
- [Rheumatoid arthritis](https://trialight.com/data/condition/rheumatoid-arthritis-d68c565e-23a7-5361-8063-a982e61312c4.md) Phase 3
- [Systemic lupus erythematosus](https://trialight.com/data/condition/systemic-lupus-erythematosus-6c9d074f-cc5f-588b-bf0c-6338d30c6eac.md) Phase 1
- Temporal arteritis Phase 3

### Targets (1)

- [IL6](https://trialight.com/data/target/il6-544ef182-1a34-5e37-8c4c-9f44dc78411c.md) Interleukin-6 inhibitor

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