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| Type | Whole antibody |
| Source | Human |
| Target | TRAIL-R2 (CD262) |
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| Other names | anti-TRAIL receptor 2 monoclonal antibody, AMG-655 |
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| Formula | C6466H10006N1730O2024S40 |
| Molar mass | 145645.66 g·mol−1 |
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Conatumumab (originally AMG-655) is amonoclonal antibody developed for the treatment of cancer. It is a fully human monoclonal agonist antibody directed against the extracellular domain of humanTRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) receptor 2 (TR-2, death receptor 5, TNFRSF10B) with potentialantineoplastic activity.[1][2] Conatumumab mimics the activity of native TRAIL, binding to and activating TR-2, thereby activatingcaspase cascades and inducing tumor cellapoptosis. TR-2 is expressed by a variety of solid tumors and cancers ofhematopoietic origin.[3][4]
The drug was developed byAmgen Inc. In 2008,Takeda licensed the drug from Amgen for development in Japan, but discontinued development in 2011.
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