Teclistamab (Tecvayli)
General information
Class/mechanism from the NCI Drug Dictionary: A bispecific humanized monoclonal antibody against human CD3, a T-cell surface antigen, and human B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA; TNFRSF17), a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) expressed on plasma cells, with potential antineoplastic activity. Upon administration, teclistamab binds to both CD3 on T cells and BCMA expressed on malignant plasma cells. This results in the cross-linking of T cells and tumor cells, and induces a potent cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response against BCMA-expressing plasma cells.
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information
Preliminary data
Multiple myeloma
- MajesTEC-1: Usmani SZ, Garfall AL, van de Donk NWCJ, Nahi H, San-Miguel JF, Oriol A, Rosinol L, Chari A, Bhutani M, Karlin L, Benboubker L, Pei L, Verona R, Girgis S, Stephenson T, Elsayed Y, Infante J, Goldberg JD, Banerjee A, Mateos MV, Krishnan A. Teclistamab, a B-cell maturation antigen × CD3 bispecific antibody, in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MajesTEC-1): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm, phase 1 study. Lancet. 2021 Aug 21;398(10301):665-674. Epub 2021 Aug 10. link to original article PubMed NCT03145181
Also known as
- Code name: JNJ 64007957
- Generic name: teclistamab