Belimumab
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Belimumab is an antibody: marketed, first approved in 2011 (US); acts on TNFSF13B; US protection ended in 2023.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Marketed; latest approval 2017
- Kind
- Antibody
- Brand name
- Benlysta
- First approved
- 9 March 2011 (US)
- Approvals on record
- 14 in 5 regions
- Holder of the most recent approval
- GSK; 2 holders in all
- Registered trials
- 86, 8 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Pregnancy and women's health; Urinary and reproductive; Bones, joints and muscles; Lungs and airways
US protection
US protection ended in 2023.
US protection ended in 2023, computed as 12 years from the first US licence because FDA publishes no date for this product. The application that gives this date is held by GSK. The date is computed, not published.
This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.
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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company on route B because of this drug.
Companies on route B for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| TNFSF13B | Tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13B | Q9Y275 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase not stated | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Phase 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Phase 2 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 8 |
| Phase 3 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Phase 4 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| All trials | 86 |
Who has held its approvals
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| GSK | Applicant, Earlier holder and Lead sponsor of trials | 2002 to now |