Gevokizumab

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013936",
  "term": "Gevokizumab",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An IgG2 humanized monoclonal antibody against the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 1 beta (IL-1b) with anti-inflammatory activity. Gevokizumab binds to IL-1b, thereby preventing IL-1b-mediated inflammatory responses. This antibody has a long half life and allows for once a month dosing intervals.",
  "synonyms": [
    "immunoglobulin G2, anti-(human interleukin 1-beta) (human-Mus musculus XOMA 052 heavy chain), disulfide with human-Mus musculus XOMA 052 kappa-chain, dimer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gevokizumab/"
}