Tixagevimab/cilgavimab

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Tixagevimab/cilgavimab
Tixagevimab (teal, right) and cilgavimab (purple, left) binding the spike protein RBD. From PDB: 7L7E.
Combination of
TixagevimabMonoclonal antibody
CilgavimabMonoclonal antibody
Clinical data
Trade namesEvusheld
Other namesAZD7442
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa621058
License data
Pregnancy
category
  • AU: B2
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • CA: ℞-only / Schedule D
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • EU: Rx-Only
Identifiers
KEGG
Tixagevimab
Monoclonal antibody
Type?
Clinical data
Drug classAntiviral
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
DrugBank
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6488H10034N1746O2038S50
Molar mass146706.82 g·mol−1
Cilgavimab
Monoclonal antibody
Type?
Clinical data
Drug classAntiviral
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
DrugBank
UNII
KEGG
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6626H10218N1750O2078S44
Molar mass149053.44 g·mol−1

Tixagevimab/cilgavimab, sold under the brand name Evusheld, is a combination of two human monoclonal antibodies, tixagevimab (AZD8895) and cilgavimab (AZD1061) targeted against the surface spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 used to prevent COVID-19. It is being developed by British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company AstraZeneca. It is co-packaged and given as two separate consecutive intramuscular injections (one injection per monoclonal antibody, given in immediate succession).