Faricimab

Faricimab (INN[1]) is a bispecific monoclonal antibody that is being investigated for diabetic macular edema.

Faricimab
Monoclonal antibody
Type	?
Source	Humanized
Target	VEGF-A, angiopoietin 2
Clinical data
ATC code	none
Identifiers
CAS Number	1607793-29-2
KEGG	D11516

This drug is being developed by Hoffmann-La Roche. As of 2018, faricimab is undergoing Phase III trials.

References

World Health Organization (2017). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 118" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 31 (4).

Monoclonals for bone, musculoskeletal, circulatory, and neurologic systems

Bone ("-os-", "-s(o)-")

Human ("-osu-")	Burosumab Denosumab
Humanized ("-sozu-")	Blosozumab Romosozumab

Musculoskeletal ("-mul-")

Human ("-mulu-")	Stamulumab^†

Circulatory ("-c(i[r])-")

Human ("-ciru-")	Alirocumab Ascrinvacumab Enoticumab Evinacumab^† Evolocumab Icrucumab Inclacumab Nesvacumab Orticumab Ramucirumab Rinucumab
Mouse ("-ciro-")	Biciromab^‡ Imciromab^‡
Chimeric ("-cixi-")	Abciximab Volociximab
Humanized ("-cizu-")	Alacizumab pegol Bevacizumab/Ranibizumab Bococizumab Brolucizumab^† Caplacizumab Demcizumab Etaracizumab Faricimab^† Idarucizumab Ralpancizumab Tadocizumab Vanucizumab

Neurologic ("-ne(u)(r)-")

Human ("-neru-")	Aducanumab^† Erenumab^† Fasinumab^† Fulranumab Gantenerumab^† Opicinumab
Humanized ("-nezu-"/"-neuzu-")	Bapineuzumab^† Crenezumab^† Eptinezumab^† Fremanezumab^† Galcanezumab Ozanezumab Ponezumab Refanezumab Solanezumab Tanezumab^†

Angiogenesis inhibitor ("-anibi-")

Humanized ("-anibizu-")	Ranibizumab

Growth factor ("-gr(o)-")

Human ("-gru-")	Bimagrumab Trevogrumab
Humanized ("-grozu-")	Domagrozumab Landogrozumab

^#WHO-EM
^‡Withdrawn from market
Clinical trials:
- ^†Phase III
- ^§Never to phase III

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