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  1. canakinumabnoun

    A human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta, intended to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

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  1. Canakinumab

    Canakinumab (INN), sold under the brand name Ilaris, is a medication for the treatment of systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) and active Still's disease, including adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD). It is a human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta. It has no cross-reactivity with other members of the interleukin-1 family, including interleukin-1 alpha.Common side effects include infections (colds and upper respiratory tract infections), abdominal pain and injection-site reactions.

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  1. Canakinumab

    Canakinumab is a human monoclonal antibody targeted at interleukin-1 beta. It has no cross-reactivity with other members of the interleukin-1 family, including interleukin-1 alpha. Canakinumab was approved for the treatment of cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes by the US FDA on June 2009 and by the European Medicines Agency in October 2009. CAPS is a spectrum of autoinflammatory syndromes including familial cold autoinflammatory syndrome, Muckle–Wells syndrome, and neonatal-onset multisystem inflammatory disease. Canakinumab was being developed by Novartis for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis but this trial has been discontinued. Canakinumab is also in phase I clinical trials as a possible treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, gout and coronary artery disease.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of canakinumab in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of canakinumab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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