The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1625
May 31, 2021
Teprotumumab (Tepezza) for Thyroid Eye Disease
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Teprotumumab (Tepezza) for Thyroid Eye Disease
May 31, 2021 (Issue: 1625)
Teprotumumab-trbw (Tepezza - Horizon), an insulin-like
growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor, has
been approved by the FDA for IV treatment of thyroid
eye disease. It is the first drug to be approved in the US
for this indication.
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