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Alemtuzumab

  • Antibody medicine
  • Given by a clinician
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Alemtuzumab does in the body

Relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include relapsing-remitting disease and active secondary progressive disease

From the FDA-approved label: The precise mechanism by which alemtuzumab exerts its therapeutic effects in multiple sclerosis is unknown but is presumed to involve binding to CD52, a cell surface antigen present on T and B lymphocytes, and on natural killer cells, monocytes, and macrophages. Following cell surface binding to T and B lymphocytes, alemtuzumab results in antibody-dependent cellular cytolysis and complement-mediated lysis.

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as protein.

    FDA substance registry · 3A189DH42V · read 2026-08-29

Where each sentence above came from

No recorded sentence describes the change this makes in a way that stands on its own. The page opens with what it is taken for instead, and the recorded explanation follows below.

Shown as the opening line on this page.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 91 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Placebo

A placebo is a dummy treatment given so the real one can be compared with it.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A placebo is like a blank control in an experiment.

Where that stops being true. A blank does nothing. People given a placebo often do get better.

What people get wrong. A placebo effect is read as imaginary. The improvement is measured and real.

An inactive intervention matched in appearance to the test intervention, used to control for non-specific effects.

Comparator

A comparator is whatever the treatment was measured against.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the other runner in a race.

Where that stops being true. A race has one winner. A study can show both arms improved.

What people get wrong. Results are read without asking what the other group got. Beating nothing is not beating a treatment.

The control condition against which the experimental intervention is assessed.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Overall survival

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00454480
How many people
2000
Study design
Phase 2/Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Annualized Relapse Rate (ARR)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00930553
How many people
1314
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), and Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Events (TESAEs)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02255656
How many people
1062
Study design
Phase 4
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Time to sustained disability progression

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03500328
How many people
900
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Number of Participants With Biopsy-proven Acute Rejection at 6-months After Randomization to Induction Therapy

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01120028
How many people
852
Study design
Phase 2/Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Percentage of Participants With Sustained Accumulation of Disability (SAD)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT00548405
How many people
840
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • LEMTRADA is indicated for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), to include relapsing-remitting disease and active secondary progressive disease, in adults. Because of its safety profile, the use of LEMTRADA should generally be reserved for patients who have had an inadequate response to two or more drugs indicated for the treatment of MS [see Warnings and Precautions (5) ].

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “Safety and effectiveness of CAMPATH have not been established in pediatric patients.”

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “Clinical studies of CAMPATH did not include sufficient number of subjects age 65 and over to determine whether they respond differently than younger subjects.”

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary Based on findings from animal studies, CAMPATH may cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman.”

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary There are no data on the presence of alemtuzumab in human milk, effects on milk production, or the breastfed child.”

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (11)
It was studied for a different goal
The studies measured something else entirely. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Given by a clinician

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Injection

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S1, S4, S5, S6.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as injectable, vial, injection, solution, concentrate, injection, given by the injection, intravenous route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Injection

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 6 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 6 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 12714-089 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as injection, injection, solution, concentrate and solution, taken intravenous.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 12714-089 · read 2026-08-29

  • The regulator's established pharmacologic class for it is cd52-directed antibody interactions [moa] and cd52-directed cytolytic antibody [epc].

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 12714-089 · read 2026-08-29

  • 2 published labels name it as an active ingredient. 2 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-29

  • Campath is intravenous at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS Injection: 30 mg/1 mL as a clear, colorless solution in single-dose vial Injection: 30 mg/1 mL single-dose vial ( 3 ), recorded as fda label in effect 2025-11-05 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Alemtuzumab studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Alemtuzumab are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

How many documents were read

  • 2 documents were read for this substance.

    RNAWiki source record

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
3A189DH42V
RxNorm concept
828265

Checks this page had to pass

  • Passed

    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Written into the record, not signed off.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Passed

    Safety mode resolved

    Suppression classes recorded: S1, S4, S5, S6.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 1 approved application covers products containing this substance. The earliest was BLA103948, approved 20010507 to GENZYME.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA103948 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA103948 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20010507.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 12714-089 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • What was measured, goal by goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How close this is to real life — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Felt, measured, or meaningful — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (10)

On the Alemtuzumab label: indicated for what?


"CAMPATH is indicated as a single agent for the treatment of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). CAMPATH is a CD52-directed cytolytic antibody indicated as a single agent for the treatment of B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL).": indications and usage on Alemtuzumab's label. DailyMed label · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · 2025-11-05

282 registered trials of Alemtuzumab — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
157 of 282

282 registered studies of Alemtuzumab: 188 phase2, 80 phase1, 22 phase3, 18 na, 16 phase4, 11 na or unstated, 5 early phase1. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

349 with a PubMed record

Show the evidence
  • phase2
    188
  • phase1
    80
  • phase3
    22
  • na
    18
  • phase4
    16
  • na or unstated
    11
9 more recorded rows
  • early phase1
    5
  • completed
    150
  • terminated
    66
  • unknown
    21
  • recruiting
    20
  • active not recruiting
    16
  • withdrawn
    7
  • not yet recruiting
    1
  • suspended
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

59 of Alemtuzumab's trials stopped: safety, futility/efficacy, accrual/recruitment, sponsor decision unspecified, other?


safety (1), futility/efficacy (2), accrual/recruitment (37), sponsor decision unspecified (2) and other (17): Alemtuzumab's stop wording, clustered. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

"accrual was slow and sporadic so the study was closed"; 59 of 282 registered studies

Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT00040469
    terminated; "accrual was slow and sporadic so the study was closed"
  • NCT00048399
    terminated; "accrual was slow"
  • NCT00058825
    terminated; "Slow accrual due to practice changes meant study would take too long to finish"
  • NCT00069992
    terminated; "Closed due to competing protocols"
  • NCT00085449
    withdrawn; "Funding cut, no patients enrolled"
  • NCT00129753
    withdrawn; "Terminated due to slow accrual."
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT00166712
    terminated; "Study stopped due to lack of efficacy \& funding."
  • NCT00167661
    terminated; "Enrollment suspended pending protocol revision to change study to observational"
  • NCT00177138
    terminated; "The clinical use of Campath for transplant patients was temporarily suspended."
  • NCT00262925
    terminated; "slow accrual"
  • NCT00278512
    terminated; "No participant enrolled over five years. No plan to continue the study."
  • NCT00282412
    terminated; "No participant enrolled for three years. No plan to continue study."
  • NCT00416884
    terminated; "Low enrollment"
  • NCT00441025
    terminated; "a lack of a potential patient."
  • NCT00453193
    terminated; "Slow accrual."
  • NCT00472433
    terminated; "no eligible patient"
  • NCT00505921
    terminated; "Slow Accrual."
  • NCT00555048
    terminated; "Low accrual"
  • NCT00578292
    terminated; "Stem cell transplant was determined SOC for this disease (study is not relevant)"
  • NCT00578344
    terminated; "Terminated due to no new subject enrollment during the last 3 year period."

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Alemtuzumab used Alemtuzumab 12 mg — over how long?


studies of Alemtuzumab used the recorded amount. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

4 recorded entries; human; also "Alemtuzumab 12 mg", "Alemtuzumab 24 mg", "Alemtuzumab 0.3 mg"

Show the evidence

human

  • NCT00050778
    Alemtuzumab 12 mg
  • NCT00050778
    Alemtuzumab 24 mg
  • NCT01652092
    Alemtuzumab 0.3 mg
  • NCT01652092
    Alemtuzumab 0.2 mg

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Alemtuzumab's half-life is 11 hours — which schedules were studied?


11 hours, the half-life Alemtuzumab's label states: "Mean half-life was 11 hours (range 2 to 32 hours) after the first 30 mg dose and was 6 days (range 1 to 14 days) after the last 30 mg dose." DailyMed label · 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0 · 2025-11-05

Show the evidence
  • half life pharmacokinetics
    11 hours; Mean half-life was 11 hours (range 2 to 32 hours) after the first 30 mg dose and was 6 days (range 1 to 14 days) after the last 30 mg dose.

recorded 2025-11-05 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Alemtuzumab could settle lifespan?


NCT04018937 measures Immune Suppression-free, Rejection-free Survival, reading out 2026-11.

8 open trials; n 43; "Early Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Matched Sibling Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation"

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Trial

  • NCT04018937
    "Early Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Matched Sibling Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation"; n 43; "Immune Suppression-free, Rejection-free Survival"; 2026-11
  • NCT06084780
    "Intestinal & Multivisceral Transplantation for Unresectable Mucinous Carcinoma Peritonei (TRANSCAPE)"; n 20; "Overall Rate of Survival"; 2026-12-31
  • NCT01962415
    "Reduced Intensity Conditioning for Non-Malignant Disorders Undergoing UCBT, BMT or PBSCT"; n 100; "Post-transplant treatment-related mortality (TRM)"; 2027-11
  • NCT03821610
    "A Comparison of Reduced Dose Total Body Irradiation (TBI) and Cyclophosphamide With Fludarabine and Melphalan Reduced Intensity Conditioning in Adults With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) in Complete Remission. (ALL-RIC)"; n 242; "Disease Free Survival (DFS)"; 2027-11-22
  • NCT04047628
    "Best Available Therapy Versus Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Multiple Sclerosis (BEAT-MS)"; n 156; "Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Relapse-Free Survival"; 2029-10
  • NCT05463133
    "Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) With an Alemtuzumab, Busulfan and TBI-based Conditioning Regimen Combined With Cytokine (IL-6, +/- IFN-gamma) Antagonists"; n 50; "Overall Survival"; 2032-12-31
2 further recorded trials
  • NCT07616154
    "Haploidentical Donor Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease"; n 45; "GVHD-free and rejection free survival (GRFS)"; 2035-09
  • NCT06358638
    "Sickle Cell Disease Transplant Using a Nonmyeloablative Approach for Patients With Anti-donor Red Cell Antibody"; n 12; "To determine the event-free survival of children and adolescents with SCD undergoing nonmyeloablative HCT who received 4 doses of pre-HCT daratumumab for donor-directed red blood cell antibodies."; 2054-09

Which 58 trials of Alemtuzumab posted no result?


Posted no result
58 of 58 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00021151, NCT00073879, NCT00276809, NCT00048412, NCT00685061 and NCT00046683, and 52 more
Completion dates
oldest 2002-05; newest 2024-07-15
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Trial

  • NCT00021151
    2002-05
  • NCT00073879
    2004-04
  • NCT00276809
    2004-09
  • NCT00048412
    2004-11-12
  • NCT00685061
    2005-09
  • NCT00046683
    2006-06
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT00162851
    2006-07
  • NCT00102661
    2006-09
  • NCT00056966
    2006-12
  • NCT00079768
    2007-03
  • NCT00109993
    2007-05
  • NCT00681343
    2007-10
  • NCT00458250
    2008-02
  • NCT00458523
    2008-02
  • NCT00565981
    2008-02-13
  • NCT00199030
    2008-04
  • NCT00104975
    2008-05
  • NCT00142181
    2008-06
  • NCT00930605
    2008-07
  • NCT00143065
    2009-07

At the median, Alemtuzumab's trials enrolled 27 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
27
Largest enrolment
4000
Registered trials counted
277

What do 5279 spontaneous reports say about Alemtuzumab — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Alemtuzumab appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 5279 reaction mentions were counted: pyrexia 862; headache 831; fatigue 683; rash 527. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1201587 · 2026-06-24

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  • pyrexia
    862
  • headache
    831
  • fatigue
    683
  • rash
    527
  • lymphocyte count decreased
    518
  • cytomegalovirus infection
    401
4 more recorded rows
  • platelet count decreased
    384
  • white blood cell count decreased
    369
  • multiple sclerosis relapse
    367
  • neutropenia
    337

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 10 reactions does Alemtuzumab's label not list?


cytomegalovirus infection, fatigue and headache and 7 more reported for Alemtuzumab, absent from its label. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1201587 · 2026-06-24

2 label terms; 10 reported and unlisted; 4f5f7255-7abc-4328-bd1a-ceaf139ef3e0

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  • cytomegalovirus infection
    count not stated
  • fatigue
    count not stated
  • headache
    count not stated
  • lymphocyte count decreased
    count not stated
  • multiple sclerosis relapse
    count not stated
  • neutropenia
    count not stated
4 more recorded rows
  • platelet count decreased
    count not stated
  • pyrexia
    count not stated
  • rash
    count not stated
  • white blood cell count decreased
    count not stated

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Where it is registered
Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL1201587
CAS number
216503-57-0
RxCUI
117055
Also called
Allo 647, alemtuzumab gz402673, anti-cd52, campath, campath 1-h, campath ih, ALEMTUZUMAB (GENETICAL RECOMBINATION) [JAN], ALEMTUZUMAB [EMA EPAR], ALEMTUZUMAB [MART.], ALEMTUZUMAB [MI], ALEMTUZUMAB [PURPLE BOOK CDER], ALEMTUZUMAB [USAN]
Development code
CAMPATH-1H, GZ-402673, GZ402673, LDP-03
Trade name
Campath mabcampath, Campath mabcampath, lemtrada, Lemtrada, Mabcampath, Campath / Lemtrada
Sources (6)

Sources

ChEMBL 37 — CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported · ChEMBL ATC CC BY-SA · ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · Open Targets 26.06 — CC0 · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

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Index-quality checks
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  • public claims reviewed: 0 reviewed claim(s); drafts are never rendered
  • source coverage passed: 6 source rows
  • no critical contamination: no quarantine open
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