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-mab

monoclonal antibodies (previous naming scheme)

WHO's definition, quoted as written in the 2024 stem book
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All 831 names WHO lists under -mab

These are the INN in group (a) of Part IV of the stem book: names in which WHO says the stem is used as defined. The stem is marked where WHO places it. A-Z as WHO lists them.

  1. abrezekimab
  2. acapatamab
  3. acasunlimab
  4. acrixolimab
  5. adabrelimab
  6. adalimumab
  7. adalimumab beta
  8. adalimumab fosimdesonide
  9. alemtuzumab
  10. alemtuzumab beta
  11. alnuctamab
  12. alomfilimab
  13. alsevalimab
  14. altumomab
  15. amlitelimab
  16. amubarvimab
  17. anatumomab mafenatox
  18. anbenitamab
  19. anetumab corixetanglo
  20. anetumab ravtansine
  21. anifrolumab
  22. anivovetmab
  23. anselamimab
  24. ansuvimab
  25. anumigilimab
  26. apamistamab
  27. aprutumab
  28. aprutumab ixadotin
  29. arcitumomab
  30. ascrinvacumab
  31. aselizumab
  32. astegolimab
  33. atezolizumab
  34. atibuclimab
  35. atidortoxumab
  36. atinumab
  37. atoltivimab
  38. atorolimumab
  39. avdoralimab
  40. avelumab
  41. avizakimab
  42. axatilimab
  43. azintuxizumab vedotin
  44. bafisontamab
  45. balstilimab
  46. bamlanivimab
  47. bapotulimab
  48. barecetamab
  49. barzolvolimab
  50. basiliximab
  51. basiliximab sarotalocan
  52. batoclimab
  53. bavituximab
  54. bavunalimab
  55. bebtelovimab
  56. bectumomab
  57. bedinvetmab
  58. befovacimab
  59. begelomab
  60. belantamab
  61. belantamab mafodotin
  62. belimumab
  63. beludavimab
  64. bemarituzumab
  65. benralizumab
  66. bentracimab
  67. benufutamab
  68. bepranemab
  69. berlimatoxumab
  70. bermekimab
  71. bersanlimab
  72. bertilimumab
  73. besilesomab
  74. betifisolimab
  75. bevacizumab
  76. bevacizumab beta
  77. bevacizumab gamma
  78. bexmarilimab
  79. bezlotoxumab
  80. bimekizumab
  81. birtamimab
  82. bivatuzumab
  83. bleselumab
  84. blinatumomab
  85. blontuvetmab
  86. bococizumab
  87. boserolimab
  88. botensilimab
  89. brazikumab
  90. brentuximab vedotin
  91. briakinumab
  92. briquilimab
  93. brodalumab
  94. brolucizumab
  95. brontictuzumab
  96. budigalimab
  97. burfiralimab
  98. cabiralizumab
  99. cadonilimab
  100. camidanlumab
  101. camidanlumab tesirine
  102. camoteskimab
  103. camrelizumab
  104. canakinumab
  105. cantuzumab mertansine
  106. cantuzumab ravtansine
  107. caplacizumab
  108. capromab
  109. carlumab
  110. carotuximab
  111. casirivimab
  112. catumaxomab
  113. cedelizumab
  114. cemiplimab
  115. cendakimab
  116. cergutuzumab amunaleukin
  117. certolizumab pegol
  118. cetrelimab
  119. cetuximab
  120. cetuximab sarotalocan
  121. cevostamab
  122. cibisatamab
  123. cifurtilimab
  124. cilgavimab
  125. cinpanemab
  126. cirevetmab
  127. citatuzumab bogatox
  128. cixutumumab
  129. clazakizumab
  130. clenoliximab
  131. clesrovimab
  132. clivatuzumab tetraxetan
  133. cobolimab
  134. codrituzumab
  135. cofetuzumab
  136. cofetuzumab pelidotin
  137. coltuximab ravtansine
  138. conatumumab
  139. concizumab
  140. coprelotamab
  141. cosibelimab
  142. crefmirlimab
  143. crefmirlimab berdoxam
  144. crenezumab
  145. crizanlizumab
  146. crotedumab
  147. crovalimab
  148. cudarolimab
  149. cusatuzumab
  150. dacetuzumab
  151. daclizumab
  152. daclizumab beta
  153. dafsolimab
  154. dafsolimab setaritox
  155. dalotuzumab
  156. dapirolizumab pegol
  157. daratumumab
  158. datopotamab
  159. datopotamab deruxtecan
  160. daxdilimab
  161. dectrekumab
  162. demcizumab
  163. demupitamab
  164. denintuzumab mafodotin
  165. denosumab
  166. depatuxizumab
  167. depatuxizumab mafodotin
  168. depemokimab
  169. derlotuximab biotin
  170. detumomab
  171. dinutuximab
  172. dinutuximab beta
  173. disitamab
  174. disitamab vedotin
  175. divozilimab
  176. docaravimab
  177. domvanalimab
  178. donanemab
  179. dorlimomab aritox
  180. dostarlimab
  181. dovanvetmab
  182. dresbuxelimab
  183. drozitumab
  184. duligotuzumab
  185. dupilumab
  186. durvalumab
  187. dusigitumab
  188. duvortuxizumab
  189. ebdarokimab
  190. eblasakimab
  191. ebronucimab
  192. ecleralimab
  193. ecromeximab
  194. eculizumab
  195. edrecolomab
  196. efalizumab
  197. eldelumab
  198. elezanumab
  199. elgemtumab
  200. elipovimab
  201. elotuzumab
  202. elranatamab
  203. elsilimomab
  204. emactuzumab
  205. emapalumab
  206. emerfetamab
  207. emfizatamab
  208. emibetuzumab
  209. emicizumab
  210. emirodatamab
  211. enapotamab
  212. enapotamab vedotin
  213. enavatuzumab
  214. encelimab
  215. enfortumab vedotin
  216. enibarcimab
  217. enlimomab
  218. enlimomab pegol
  219. enoblituzumab
  220. enokizumab
  221. enoticumab
  222. ensituximab
  223. enuzovimab
  224. envafolimab
  225. epcoritamab
  226. epitumomab
  227. epitumomab cituxetan
  228. epratuzumab
  229. eptinezumab
  230. erenumab
  231. erfonrilimab
  232. erlizumab
  233. ertumaxomab
  234. etaracizumab
  235. etesevimab
  236. etevritamab
  237. etigilimab
  238. etokimab
  239. etrolizumab
  240. evinacumab
  241. evolocumab
  242. exbivirumab
  243. exidavnemab
  244. ezabenlimab
  245. fanolesomab
  246. faralimomab
  247. faricimab
  248. farletuzumab
  249. farletuzumab ecteribulin
  250. fasinumab
  251. favezelimab
  252. fazpilodemab
  253. felzartamab
  254. fezakinumab
  255. fianlimab
  256. ficlatuzumab
  257. fidasintamab
  258. figitumumab
  259. finotolimab
  260. firivumab
  261. fiztasovimab
  262. fladilimab
  263. flanvotumab
  264. fletikumab
  265. flotetuzumab
  266. fontolizumab
  267. foralumab
  268. foravirumab
  269. fremanezumab
  270. fresolimumab
  271. frexalimab
  272. frovocimab
  273. frunevetmab
  274. fulranumab
  275. futuximab
  276. galcanezumab
  277. galegenimab
  278. galiximab
  279. gancotamab
  280. ganitumab
  281. gantenerumab
  282. garadacimab
  283. garivulimab
  284. gatipotuzumab
  285. gavilimomab
  286. gedivumab
  287. gefurulimab
  288. gemtuzumab
  289. gemtuzumab ozogamicin
  290. geptanolimab
  291. gevokizumab
  292. gilvetmab
  293. gimsilumab
  294. ginisortamab
  295. girentuximab
  296. girolalimab
  297. glembatumumab
  298. glembatumumab vedotin
  299. glenzocimab
  300. glofitamab
  301. golimumab
  302. golocdacimab
  303. gontivimab
  304. gosuranemab
  305. gratalimab
  306. gremubamab
  307. grisnilimab setaritox
  308. gumokimab
  309. guselkumab
  310. ianalumab
  311. ibalizumab
  312. ibritumomab tiuxetan
  313. icrucumab
  314. idactamab
  315. idarucizumab
  316. ieramilimab
  317. ifabotuzumab
  318. ifinatamab
  319. ifinatamab deruxtecan
  320. igovomab
  321. iladatuzumab
  322. iladatuzumab vedotin
  323. imalumab
  324. imaprelimab
  325. imciromab
  326. imdevimab
  327. imgatuzumab
  328. imsidolimab
  329. imvotamab
  330. inclacumab
  331. indatuximab ravtansine
  332. indusatumab
  333. indusatumab vedotin
  334. inebilizumab
  335. inezetamab
  336. infliximab
  337. inolimomab
  338. inotuzumab ozogamicin
  339. intetumumab
  340. iparomlimab
  341. ipilimumab
  342. iratumumab
  343. isatuximab
  344. iscalimab
  345. ispectamab debotansine
  346. istiratumab
  347. itepekimab
  348. itolizumab
  349. ivicentamab
  350. ivonescimab
  351. ivuxolimab
  352. ixekizumab
  353. izalontamab
  354. izenivetmab
  355. izuralimab
  356. keliximab
  357. labetuzumab
  358. labetuzumab govitecan
  359. lacnotuzumab
  360. lacutamab
  361. ladintrevimab
  362. ladiratuzumab
  363. ladiratuzumab vedotin
  364. lampalizumab
  365. lanadelumab
  366. landogrozumab
  367. laprituximab
  368. laprituximab emtansine
  369. larcaviximab
  370. latozinemab
  371. lebrikizumab
  372. lecanemab
  373. lemalesomab
  374. lemzoparlimab
  375. lenvervimab
  376. lenzilumab
  377. lerdelimumab
  378. leronlimab
  379. lesabelimab
  380. lesofavumab
  381. letaplimab
  382. letolizumab
  383. levilimab
  384. lexatumumab
  385. libivirumab
  386. licaminlimab
  387. lifastuzumab vedotin
  388. ligelizumab
  389. ligufalimab
  390. lilotomab
  391. lilotomab satetraxetan
  392. lintuzumab
  393. lintuzumab satetraxetan
  394. linvoseltamab
  395. lirentelimab
  396. lirilumab
  397. litifilimab
  398. livmoniplimab
  399. lodapolimab
  400. lodelcizumab
  401. lokivetmab
  402. lomtegovimab
  403. loncastuximab
  404. loncastuximab tesirine
  405. lonigutamab
  406. lonigutamab ugodotin
  407. lorigerlimab
  408. lorvotuzumab mertansine
  409. losatuxizumab
  410. losatuxizumab vedotin
  411. lucatumumab
  412. lulizumab pegol
  413. lumiliximab
  414. lumretuzumab
  415. lupartumab
  416. lupartumab amadotin
  417. lusvertikimab
  418. lutikizumab
  419. luveltamab
  420. luveltamab tazevibulin
  421. maftivimab
  422. magrolimab
  423. manelimab
  424. manfidokimab
  425. mapatumumab
  426. margetuximab
  427. marstacimab
  428. maslimomab
  429. matuzumab
  430. mavrilimumab
  431. mazorelvimab
  432. mecbotamab
  433. melrilimab
  434. mepolizumab
  435. metelimumab
  436. mezagitamab
  437. mibavademab
  438. milatuzumab
  439. minretumomab
  440. mipasetamab
  441. mipasetamab uzoptirine
  442. miptenalimab
  443. mirikizumab
  444. miromavimab
  445. mirvetuximab
  446. mirvetuximab soravtansine
  447. mirzotamab
  448. mirzotamab clezutoclax
  449. mitazalimab
  450. mitumomab
  451. modotuximab
  452. mogamulizumab
  453. monalizumab
  454. morolimumab
  455. mosunetuzumab
  456. motavizumab
  457. moxetumomab pasudotox
  458. mupadolimab
  459. murlentamab
  460. nacolomab tafenatox
  461. nadecnemab
  462. nadunolimab
  463. namilumab
  464. naptumomab estafenatox
  465. naratuximab
  466. naratuximab emtansine
  467. narnatumab
  468. narsoplimab
  469. natalizumab
  470. navivumab
  471. naxitamab
  472. necitumumab
  473. nemolizumab
  474. nerelimomab
  475. nesvacumab
  476. netakimab
  477. nimacimab
  478. nimotuzumab
  479. nipocalimab
  480. nirsevimab
  481. nivatrotamab
  482. nivolumab
  483. nofazinlimab
  484. nofetumomab merpentan
  485. nurulimab
  486. obexelimab
  487. obinutuzumab
  488. ocaratuzumab
  489. ociperlimab
  490. ocrelizumab
  491. odesivimab
  492. odulimomab
  493. ofatumumab
  494. olaratumab
  495. oleclumab
  496. olendalizumab
  497. olinvacimab
  498. olokizumab
  499. omalizumab
  500. omburtamab
  501. omodenbamab
  502. onartuzumab
  503. ongericimab
  504. ontamalimab
  505. ontuxizumab
  506. onvatilimab
  507. opicinumab
  508. oportuzumab monatox
  509. opucolimab
  510. ordesekimab
  511. oregovomab
  512. orilanolimab
  513. ormutivimab
  514. orticumab
  515. osemitamab
  516. osocimab
  517. otilimab
  518. otlertuzumab
  519. oxelumab
  520. ozanezumab
  521. ozoralizumab
  522. ozuriftamab
  523. ozuriftamab vedotin
  524. pacanalotamab
  525. pacmilimab
  526. palivizumab
  527. pamrevlumab
  528. panitumumab
  529. panobacumab
  530. parsatuzumab
  531. pascolizumab
  532. pasotuxizumab
  533. pateclizumab
  534. patritumab
  535. patritumab deruxtecan
  536. pavurutamab
  537. pelgifatamab
  538. pelgifatamab corixetan
  539. pembrolizumab
  540. penpulimab
  541. pepinemab
  542. perakizumab
  543. peresolimab
  544. pertuzumab
  545. pertuzumab zuvotolimod
  546. pexelizumab
  547. pidilizumab
  548. pimivalimab
  549. pimurutamab
  550. pinatuzumab vedotin
  551. pintumomab
  552. pivekimab
  553. pivekimab sunirine
  554. placulumab
  555. plonmarlimab
  556. plozalizumab
  557. plutavimab
  558. polatuzumab vedotin
  559. ponezumab
  560. porgaviximab
  561. posdinemab
  562. pozelimab
  563. praluzatamab ravtansine
  564. prasinezumab
  565. prezalumab
  566. priliximab
  567. pritoxaximab
  568. pritumumab
  569. prolgolimab
  570. pucotenlimab
  571. pulocimab
  572. quavonlimab
  573. quetmolimab
  574. quilizumab
  575. quisovalimab
  576. racotumomab
  577. radretumab
  578. rafivirumab
  579. ragifilimab
  580. ralpancizumab
  581. ramucirumab
  582. ranevetmab
  583. ranibizumab
  584. ravagalimab
  585. ravulizumab
  586. raxibacumab
  587. recaticimab
  588. refanezumab
  589. regavirumab
  590. regdanvimab
  591. relatlimab
  592. relfovetmab
  593. remtolumab
  594. reosalimab
  595. reslizumab
  596. retifanlimab
  597. revdofilimab
  598. rilotumumab
  599. rimteravimab
  600. rinucumab
  601. ripertamab
  602. risankizumab
  603. rituximab
  604. rivabazumab pegol
  605. robatumumab
  606. rocatinlimab
  607. roledumab
  608. rolinsatamab
  609. rolinsatamab talirine
  610. romilkimab
  611. romlusevimab
  612. romosozumab
  613. rontalizumab
  614. rosmantuzumab
  615. rosnilimab
  616. rosopatamab
  617. rosopatamab tetraxetan
  618. rovalpituzumab
  619. rovalpituzumab tesirine
  620. rovelizumab
  621. rozanolixizumab
  622. rulonilimab
  623. runimotamab
  624. ruplizumab
  625. sabatolimab
  626. sacituzumab
  627. sacituzumab govitecan
  628. samalizumab
  629. samrotamab
  630. samrotamab vedotin
  631. sarilumab
  632. sasanlimab
  633. satralizumab
  634. satumomab
  635. secukinumab
  636. selicrelumab
  637. semorinemab
  638. semzuvolimab
  639. serclutamab
  640. serclutamab salirine
  641. seribantumab
  642. serplulimab
  643. setoxaximab
  644. setrusumab
  645. sevirumab
  646. sibeprenlimab
  647. sibrotuzumab
  648. sifalimumab
  649. siltuximab
  650. simridarlimab
  651. simtuzumab
  652. sintilimab
  653. siplizumab
  654. sirexatamab
  655. sirtratumab
  656. sirtratumab vedotin
  657. sirukumab
  658. socazolimab
  659. sofituzumab vedotin
  660. solanezumab
  661. solitomab
  662. sonelokimab
  663. sontuzumab
  664. sotevtamab
  665. sotigalimab
  666. sotrovimab
  667. spartalizumab
  668. spesolimab
  669. stamulumab
  670. suciraslimab
  671. sudubrilimab
  672. sugemalimab
  673. sulesomab
  674. suptavumab
  675. surzebiclimab
  676. suvizumab
  677. suvratoxumab
  678. tabalumab
  679. tabituximab
  680. tabituximab barzuxetan
  681. tadocizumab
  682. tafasitamab
  683. tafolecimab
  684. tagitanlimab
  685. talacotuzumab
  686. talizumab
  687. talquetamab
  688. tamgiblimab
  689. tamrintamab
  690. tamrintamab pamozirine
  691. tamtuvetmab
  692. tanezumab
  693. taplitumomab paptox
  694. tarcocimab
  695. tarcocimab tedromer
  696. tarextumab
  697. tarlatamab
  698. tavolimab
  699. tebotelimab
  700. tecaginlimab
  701. teclistamab
  702. tefibazumab
  703. telazorlimab
  704. telimomab aritox
  705. telisotuzumab
  706. telisotuzumab vedotin
  707. temelimab
  708. tenatumomab
  709. teneliximab
  710. teplizumab
  711. tepoditamab
  712. teprotumumab
  713. teropavimab
  714. tesidolumab
  715. tesnatilimab
  716. tezepelumab
  717. tibulizumab
  718. tidutamab
  719. tifcemalimab
  720. tigatuzumab
  721. tilavonemab
  722. tildrakizumab
  723. tilogotamab
  724. tilvestamab
  725. timigutuzumab
  726. timolumab
  727. tinurilimab
  728. tiragolumab
  729. tirnovetmab
  730. tislelizumab
  731. tisotumab
  732. tisotumab vedotin
  733. tixagevimab
  734. tocilizumab
  735. tomaralimab
  736. tomuzotuximab
  737. toralizumab
  738. toripalimab
  739. torudokimab
  740. tosatoxumab
  741. tositumomab
  742. tovetumab
  743. tozorakimab
  744. tralokinumab
  745. trastuzumab
  746. trastuzumab beta
  747. trastuzumab botidotin
  748. trastuzumab corixetan
  749. trastuzumab deruxtecan
  750. trastuzumab duocarmazine
  751. trastuzumab emtansine
  752. trastuzumab imbotolimod
  753. trastuzumab rezetecan
  754. trastuzumab vedotin
  755. tregalizumab
  756. tremelimumab
  757. trevogrumab
  758. trinbelimab
  759. trontinemab
  760. tucotuzumab celmoleukin
  761. tusamitamab
  762. tusamitamab ravtansine
  763. tuvirumab
  764. tuvonralimab
  765. ubamatamab
  766. ublituximab
  767. ulenistamab
  768. uliledlimab
  769. ulocuplumab
  770. unasnemab
  771. upanovimab
  772. urabrelimab
  773. urelumab
  774. ustekinumab
  775. utomilumab
  776. vadastuximab
  777. vadastuximab talirine
  778. vandortuzumab vedotin
  779. vantictumab
  780. vanucizumab
  781. vapaliximab
  782. varisacumab
  783. varlilumab
  784. vatelizumab
  785. vedolizumab
  786. veltuzumab
  787. vepalimomab
  788. vepsitamab
  789. vesencumab
  790. vibecotamab
  791. vibostolimab
  792. vilobelimab
  793. visilizumab
  794. vixarelimab
  795. vixtimotamab
  796. vobarilizumab
  797. vobramitamab duocarmazine
  798. vofatamab
  799. volagidemab
  800. volociximab
  801. vonlerolizumab
  802. vopratelimab
  803. vorsetuzumab
  804. vorsetuzumab mafodotin
  805. votumumab
  806. voxalatamab
  807. vudalimab
  808. vulinacimab
  809. vunakizumab
  810. xeligekimab
  811. xentuzumab
  812. zagotenemab
  813. zalifrelimab
  814. zalutumumab
  815. zamerovimab
  816. zampilimab
  817. zanidatamab zovodotin
  818. zanolimumab
  819. zansecimab
  820. zelminemab
  821. zeluvalimab
  822. zenocutuzumab
  823. zilovertamab
  824. zilovertamab vedotin
  825. ziltivekimab
  826. zimberelimab
  827. zinlirvimab
  828. ziralimumab
  829. zolbetuximab
  830. zolimomab aritox
  831. zuberitamab

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atinumab

Listed INNCarries the WHO stem -mab

  • -mabend of the nameWHO lists it hereWHO definition: monoclonal antibodies (previous naming scheme)

“atinumab” is an INN that WHO lists under -mab in the 2024 stem book.

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The definition of -mab (Part II B) and the 831 names (Part IV, group (a)) are from Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024 (World Health Organization, Stem book 2024 (ISBN 978-92-4-009938-8); covers proposed INN Lists 1-129). Checked .

Adapted from: Use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances, 2024. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2024. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. This adaptation was not created by WHO; WHO is not responsible for its content or accuracy and does not endorse this site. The data file stems.json is shared under the same licence.