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Origin of Antibody Genes in the Development of Guselkumab

Last Updated: 01/29/2025

SUMMARY  

  • TREMFYA (guselkumab) is a product of Janssen Biotech, Inc. Please refer to local labeling for relevant information describing guselkumab and for a complete list of ingredients.
  • Guselkumab is a fully human immunoglobulin G1 lambda (IgG1λ) monoclonal antibody that binds selectively to the extracellular human interleukin 23 (IL-23) protein with high specificity and affinity.1
  • Guselkumab is produced in a mammalian cell line using recombinant DNA technology.1
  • Guselkumab was isolated from a fully synthetic human fragment of antigen binding (Fab) library by phage display selection. This proprietary antibody library technology was developed by MorphoSys AG and called Human Combinatorial Antibody Library (HuCAL) GOLD®.2-4
  • The excipients of TREMFYA have no ingredients from animal or human origin present.5
  • The substances used in the manufacturing process of guselkumab drug substance are not from animal origin or certification is given from suppliers that substances are in compliance with guidelines established by the Note for Guidance on Minimizing the Risk of Transmitting Animal Spongiform Encephalopathy Agents via Human and Veterinary Medicinal Products.6

Literature Search

A literature search of MEDLINE®, Embase®, BIOSIS Previews®, and Derwent® (and/or other resources, including internal/external databases) was conducted on 28 January 2025.

 

References

1 Data on File. Guselkumab Company Core Data Sheet v21. Janssen Research & Development, LLC. EDMS-ERI-111962822; 2024.  
2 Alfaleh, MA, Alsaab, et al. Phage display derived monoclonal antibodies: From bench to bedside. [published online ahead of print August 28, 2020]. Front Immunol. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.01986.  
3 Shim H. Therapeutic Antibodies by Phage Display. Curr Pharm Design. 2017;22(43):6538-6559.  
4 Rothe C, Urlinger S, Löhning C, et al. The Human Combinatorial Antibody Library HuCAL GOLD Combines Diversification of All Six CDRs According to the Natural Immune System with a Novel Display Method for Efficient Selection of High-Affinity Antibodies. J Mol Biol. 2008;376(4):1182-1200.  
5 Data on File. Technical Document Evaluation Report v6. Janssen Research and Development, LLC. TV-TEC-163156; 2021.  
6 Data on File. Reference v1. Janssen Research and Development, LLC. TV-REF-180474; 2021.