General Information of Drug (ID: DM7J6OR)

Drug Name
Tocilizumab Drug Info
Synonyms Actemra; Actemra (TN); Tocilizumab (USAN/INN); Tocilizumab (genetical recombination); Tocilizumab (genetical recombination) (JAN); humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody
Indication
Disease Entry ICD 11 Status REF
Giant cell arteritis 4A44.2 Approved [1]
Rheumatoid arthritis FA20 Approved [2]
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) 1D6Y Phase 3 [3]
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis FA24 Phase 3 [2]
Castleman's disease 4B2Y Investigative [4]
Cross-matching ID
TTD Drug ID
DM7J6OR

Molecule(s) Related to This Drug


Drug Therapeutic Target (DTT)
DTT Name DTT ID UniProt ID MOA REF
Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) TT0E5SK IL6RA_HUMAN; IL6RB_HUMAN Modulator [5]
HUMAN interleukin-6 receptor (IL6R) TTDVAKP IL6RA_HUMAN; IL6RB_HUMAN Inhibitor [6]

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-Related Organs

Molecule Molecule Type Gene Name Liver Colon Kidney Small Intestine
Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) DTT IL6R 6.42 5.564 5.031 5.404
Molecule Expression Atlas in Normal Tissue of Major ADME-related organs

The Expression Level of Molecule(s) between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

The Studied Disease Giant cell arteritis
ICD Disease Classification 4A44.2
Molecule Name Molecule Type Gene Name p-value Fold-Change Z-score
Interleukin 6 receptor (IL6R) DTT IL6R; IL6ST 1.13E-04 1.32 1.28
Molecular Expression Atlas between Disease Section and Healthy Individual Tissue

References

1 Drugs@FDA. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2015
2 URL: http://www.guidetopharmacology.org Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 12. pii: gkv1037. The IUPHAR/BPS Guide to PHARMACOLOGY in 2016: towards curated quantitative interactions between 1300 protein targets and 6000 ligands. (Ligand id: 6881).
3 ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04320615) A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients With Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia. U.S. National Institutes of Health.
4 Interleukin-6: A Masterplayer in the Cytokine Network. Oncology. 2020;98(3):131-137.
5 Mullard A: 2010 FDA drug approvals. Nat Rev Drug Discov. 2011 Feb;10(2):82-5.
6 Tocilizumab, an anti-IL6 receptor antibody, to treat Covid-19-related respiratory failure: a case report. Ann Oncol. 2020 Apr 2. pii: S0923-7534(20)36387-0.