| Therapeutic | Mepolizumab |
| Target | IL5 |
| Heavy Chain | QVTLRESGPALVKPTQTLTLTCTVSGFSLTSYSVHWVRQPPGKGLEWLGVIWASGGTDYNSALMSRLSISKDTSRNQVVLTMTNMDPVDTATYYCARDPPSSLLRLDYWGRGTPVTVSS |
| Light Chain | DIVMTQSPDSLAVSLGERATINCKSSQSLLNSGNQKNYLAWYQQKPGQPPKLLIYGASTRESGVPDRFSGSGSGTDFTLTISSLQAEDVAVYYCQNVHSFPFTFGGGTKLEIK |
| 100% seqID Fv Structure | None |
| 99% seqID Fv Structure | None |
| 95-98% seqID Fv Structure | None |
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| Format | Whole mAb |
| Isotype | G1 |
| Highest Clinical Trial (Feb '25) | Approved |
| Estimated Status (Feb '25) | Active |
| Recorded Developmental Technology | |
| INN Year Proposed | 1999 |
| INN Year Recommended | 2000 |
| Companies Involved | GlaxoSmithKline, McMaster University, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
| Conditions Approved | Asthma, Churg-Strauss syndrome, Hypereosinophilic syndrome |
| Conditions Active | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Hypereosinophilic syndrome, Nasal polyps, Eosinophilic oesophagitis |
| Conditions Discontinued | Atopic dermatitis |
| Notes | Biosimilars available |
Schneider, C., Raybould, M.I.J., Deane, C.M. (2022) SAbDab in the Age of Biotherapeutics: Updates including SAbDab-Nano, the Nanobody Structure Tracker. Nucleic Acids Res. 50(D1):D1368-D1372 [link]
SAbDab paper: Dunbar, J., Krawczyk, K. et al (2014). Nucleic Acids Res. 42. D1140-D1146 [link]
Thera-SAbDab paper: Raybould, M.I.J., Marks, C. et al (2019). Nucleic Acids Res. gkz827 [link]