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Anti-IGF-1R monoclonal antibody

Teprotumumab

Brand names: Tepezza

Adult dose

Dose: 10 mg/kg IV first dose, then 20 mg/kg IV every 3 weeks x7 doses
Route: IV
Frequency: q3w

Clinical pearls

  • Active moderate-severe thyroid eye disease
  • Specialist; baseline + serial audiometry/glucose

Contraindications

  • Pregnancy
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (caution)
  • Hypersensitivity

Side effects

  • Hyperglycaemia
  • Hearing impairment (may be permanent)
  • IBD exacerbation
  • Infusion reactions
  • Muscle spasms

Interactions

  • Live vaccines

Monitoring

  • Glucose
  • Audiometry
  • IBD symptoms

Reference: BNF; SmPC; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/teprotumumab/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.

Related

Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.