Epcoritamab (Epkinly)

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General information

Class/mechanism from the NCI Drug Dictionary: A bispecific monoclonal antibody, with potential immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities. Epcoritamab contains two antigen-recognition sites: one for human CD3, a T-cell surface antigen, and one for human CD20, a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) that is exclusively expressed on B cells during most stages of B-cell development and is often overexpressed in B-cell malignancies. Upon administration, epcoritamab binds to both T-cells and CD20-expressing B-lineage tumor cells. The resulting cross-linkage may trigger a potent cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) response against the CD20-expressing tumor B cells.
Route: IV
Extravasation: no information

Diseases for which it is used

History of changes in FDA indication

History of changes in EMA indication

  • 2023-09-25: Granted conditional authorization at Tepkinly. Tepkinly as monotherapy is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) after two or more lines of systemic therapy.

History of changes in PMDA indication

Also known as

  • Code name: GEN-3013
  • Generic name: epcoritamab-bysp
  • Brand names: Epkinly, Tepkinly

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