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Heidi Schooltink

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PubMed2003

CDP-870. Celltech/Pfizer.

Celltech Group plc (formerly Celltech Chiroscience), in collaboration with Pfizer Inc (formerly Pharmacia Corp), is developing CDP-870, a polyethylene glycol (PEG)ylated anti-TNF antibody fragment, for the potential treatment of certain autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn's disease (CD). In October 2002, Pharmacia initiated phase III trials for RA and at this time Celltech anticipated initiating phase III trials for CD in mid-2003.

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PubMed2002

Cytokines as therapeutic drugs.

Cytokines are a growing group of proteins that are responsible for the communication of cells of the immune system, hematopoietic cells, and other cell types. They play a dominant role in various diseases, particularly in promoting and perpetuating inflammation. Cytokine production is a reaction of the body to a pathologic state to restore homeostasis. In such cases, the therapeutic intervention should support the reaction of the body by giving the cytokine itself (agonistic therapeutics). In other cases, manifestation of a disease results from an overproduction of cytokines, making cytokine antagonists desirable therapeutic drugs. Furthermore, cytokines may be good candidates as cancer therapeutics, especially to support the restoration of blood cell populations after chemotherapy or radiation.

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