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Biologic License Application Omalizumab for the Treatment of Allergic Asthma Sponsor: Genentech . Pulmonary - Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting May 15, 2003. Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Patrick Swann, Ph.D. David Essayan, M.D. James Kaiser, M.D.
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Biologic License Application Omalizumab for the Treatment of Allergic Asthma Sponsor: Genentech Pulmonary - Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting May 15, 2003 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
Patrick Swann, Ph.D. David Essayan, M.D. James Kaiser, M.D. Dwaine Rieves, M.D. Hong Zhao, Ph.D. M. David Green, Ph.D. Chao Wang, Ph.D. J. Lloyd Johnson, Pharm.D. Reginald Neal Dale Slavin, Ph.D. Karen Jones Chair and Product Review Clinical Review Pharmacology/Toxicology Review Statistical Review Bioresearch Monitoring Establishment & Manufacturing Regulatory Management Omalizumab BLA Review Committee
USAN Name Omalizumab Proposed Trade-name XolairTM Other Names E25 rhuMAb-E25 Omalizumab
Recombinant Chinese Hamster Ovary cell-derived humanized IgG1k monoclonal antibody(m.w. ~ 149 kD) Binds circulating IgE regardless of IgE specificity Prevents binding of IgE to FceRI, the high affinity receptor for IgE, on mast cells and basophils Omalizumab
Was designed not to bind cell-bound IgE and therefore should not activate mast cells or basophils Forms small omalizumab-IgE complexes that, in vitro, do not activate complement Omalizumab
Omalizumab - Genentech A number of manufacturing issues remain to be resolved and related discussions are on-going with the sponsor.