Gefurulimab

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A humanized bispecific VHH antibody directed against terminal complement protein C5 and albumin, with potential anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activities. Upon administration, gefurulimab, with its anti-C5 antibody moiety, targets and binds to terminal complement protein C5, thereby blocking the terminal complement pathway of complement activation. This inhibits complement-mediated inflammation and cell lysis. Excessive complement activation plays a key role in various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, and leads to tissue destruction. The binding of gefurulimab to albumin, with its albumin binding domain, increases its half-life.

**Synonyms:** - ALXN 1720 - ALXN-1720 - ALXN1720 - GEFURULIMAB