Ofatumumab (Arzerra)
Note: As of 10/15/2020, ofatumumab is no longer available for commercial purchase as Arzerra. Novartis will continue providing drug directly, at no cost to patient, but only for the diagnosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
General information
Class/mechanism: Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that binds to small and large extracellular loops of the CD20
molecule which is expressed on B-cells. The Fc domain of ofatumumab has been observed in vitro to mediate
immune effector functions and B-cell lysis, which is hypothesized to involve complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and/or antibody-dependent cell mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).[1][2][3]
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information
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Diseases for which it is used
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Follicular lymphoma
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Patient drug information
- Ofatumumab (Arzerra) patient drug information (Chemocare)[4]
- Patient counseling information can be found in the Ofatumumab (Arzerra) package insert[1]
- Ofatumumab (Arzerra) patient drug information (UpToDate)[5]
History of changes in FDA indication
- 10/26/2009: Granted accelerated approval for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) refractory to Fludarabine (Fludara) and Alemtuzumab (Campath). (Based on Hx-CD20-406)
- 4/17/2014: Approved in combination with Chlorambucil (Leukeran), for the treatment of previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), for whom fludarabine-based therapy is considered inappropriate. (Based on COMPLEMENT 1)
- 1/19/2016: Approval expanded for extended treatment of patients who are in complete or partial response after at least two lines of therapy for recurrent or progressive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). (Based on PROLONG)
- 8/30/2016: Approved in combination with fludarabine and cyclophosphamide for the treatment of patients with relapsed CLL. (Based on COMPLEMENT 2)
- 8/20/2020: Approved as Kesimpta for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. (Non-cancer indication)
Also known as
- Code name: HuMax-CD20
- Brand names: Arzerra, Kesimpta