Name

Unituxin

Alternate Names

Ch14.18
MOAB Ch14.18
dinutuximab
monoclonal antibody Ch14.18

Abbreviations

None

Category

Biologic therapy (BRM, immunotherapy)

Subcategory

monoclonal antibody

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Brain

Histology

Neuroblastoma

Remarks

March 2015: FDA approved dinutuximab in combination with GM-CSF, Interleukin-2 (IL-2), and 13-cis-retinoic acid (RA) for the treatment of pediatric patients with high-risk neuroblastoma who achieve at least a partial response to prior first-line multiagent, multimodality therapy.

The FDA granted dinutuximab orphan drug status and also rare pediatric disease priority.

Coding

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