Drugs / Ligelizumab
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Ligelizumab

also known as QGE031

Monoclonal antibody targets IGHE via inhibition

Developed for
chronic idiopathic urticaria · asthma · chronic urticaria · food allergy · allergic asthma · atopic eczema · bullous pemphigoid · cholinergic urticaria
+2 more · chronic inducible urticaria · cold urticaria
Investigated by
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Trials 19 · a red edge is where a trial was stopped

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT04513548 Aug 2020 → Jul 2022 cholinergic urticaria, chronic urticaria, cold urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01596712 Mar 2011 → Aug 2012 allergic disease Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/21 trial
Phase 1/2 NCT01703312 Nov 2012 → Oct 2013 allergic asthma Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 29 trials
Phase 2 NCT03437278 Aug 2018 → Oct 2020 chronic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02649218 May 2016 → May 2019 chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02336425 Sep 2015 → Mar 2016 asthma Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02477332 Jul 2015 → Nov 2016 chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02075008 Mar 2014 → Mar 2016 asthma Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01688882 Jan 2013 → Mar 2015 bullous pemphigoid Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01716754 Dec 2012 → Jan 2016 asthma Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01552629 Jan 2012 → Aug 2013 atopic eczema Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01451450 food allergy Novartis Pharmaceuticals Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 37 trials
Phase 3 NCT05678959 Apr 2023 → Mar 2025 food allergy Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04984876 Dec 2021 → Nov 2023 food allergy Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT05024058 Nov 2021 → Aug 2022 chronic inducible urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04210843 Apr 2020 → Sep 2022 chronic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03907878 Apr 2019 → Jan 2022 chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03580356 Oct 2018 → Jun 2021 chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03580369 Oct 2018 → Jul 2021 chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Also used as a comparator or background therapy in 1 trial
PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
NCT04903613 Background chronic idiopathic urticaria Novartis Pharmaceuticals No longer available No outcome recorded

Press releases naming this drug 5 releases

DateIssuerRelease
2021-12-20 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis provides an update on Phase III ligelizumab (QGE031) studies in chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) novartis.com
2021-01-14 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis ligelizumab (QGE031) receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation for patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) novartis.com
2020-01-09 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis ligelizumab (QGE031) more effective than Xolair® at inhibiting immunoglobulin E pathway responsible for chronic spontaneous urticaria novartis.com
2019-10-08 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis data show more patients are completely symptom-free from chronic spontaneous urticaria with ligelizumab (QGE031) than Xolair® 300 mg novartis.com
2018-12-04 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Novartis advances ligelizumab (QGE031) in urticaria to Phase III on basis of strong Phase II head-to-head data novartis.com

Evidence & citations 6 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 22 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Ligelizumab ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT04513548
10

NCT04210843

NCT03907878

NCT04903613

NCT02649218

NCT05024058

NCT03580356

NCT03580369

NCT03437278

NCT04984876

NCT05678959

Known as QGE031 “A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Active and Placebo-controlled Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Ligelizumab (QGE031) in the Treatment of Chronic...” NCT03580369
11

“A Multi-center, Open-label Study to Investigate the Safety/Tolerability and Efficacy of Ligelizumab (QGE031) in the Treatment of Adult Japanese Patients With Chronic...” NCT03907878

“Study of Mechanism of Action of Ligelizumab (QGE031) in Patients With Chronic Urticaria” NCT04513548

NCT02477332

NCT02336425

NCT01552629

NCT01688882

NCT02075008

NCT01703312

NCT01596712

NCT01716754

NCT01451450

Action Inhibit “Ig epsilon chain C region inhibitor” CHEMBL2109457
1

“anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE)” PMID 34773261 Nov 2021

Modality Monoclonal antibody “a next-generation, humanized anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE) monoclonal antibodyPMID 34773261 Nov 2021
Route Subcutaneous “QGE031 liquid for subcutaneous injection.” NCT01451450
Target IGHE “Ig epsilon chain C region inhibitor” CHEMBL2109457