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Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 641–642 (1 August 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrd2654

Certolizumab pegol

Gil Y. Melmed , Stephan R. Targan , Uma Yasothan , Delphine Hanicq & Peter Kirkpatrick

In April 2008, certolizumab pegol (Cimzia; UCB), a tumour-necrosis factor blocker, was approved by the US FDA for the treatment of adult patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to conventional therapies.