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Tanezumab: a selective humanized mAb for chronic lower back pain

Overview of attention for article published in Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, February 2018
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Title
Tanezumab: a selective humanized mAb for chronic lower back pain
Published in
Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, February 2018
DOI 10.2147/tcrm.s144125
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Michael P Webb, Erik M Helander, Bethany L Menard, Richard D Urman, Alan D Kaye

Abstract

Chronic lower back pain is a significant disease that affects nearly 20% of the worldwide population. Along with hindering patients' quality of life, chronic lower back pain is considered to be the second most common cause of disability among Americans. Treating chronic lower back pain is often a challenge for providers, especially in light of our current opioid epidemic. With this epidemic and an increased aging population, there is an imminent need for development of new pharmacologic therapeutic options, which are not only effective but also pose minimal adverse effects to the patient. With these considerations, a novel therapeutic agent called tanezumab has been developed and studied. Tanezumab is a humanized monoclonal immunoglobulin G2 antibody that works by inhibiting the binding of NGF to its receptors. NGF is involved in the function of sensory neurons and fibers involved in nociceptive transduction. It is commonly seen in excess in inflammatory joint conditions and in chronic pain patients. Nociceptors are dependent on NGF for growth and ongoing function. The inhibition of NGF binding to its receptors is a mechanism by which pain pathways can be interrupted. In this article, a number of recent randomized controlled trials are examined relating to the efficacy and safety of tanezumab in the treatment of chronic lower back pain. Although tanezumab was shown to be an effective pain modulator in major trials, several adverse effects were seen among different doses of the medication, one of which led to a clinical hold placed by the US Food and Drug Administration. In summary, tanezumab is a promising agent that warrants further investigation into its analgesic properties and safety profile.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 48 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 13%
Student > Master 5 10%
Student > Bachelor 5 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 10%
Other 4 8%
Other 10 21%
Unknown 13 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 9 19%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 10%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 10%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 3 6%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 4%
Other 9 19%
Unknown 15 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 November 2020.
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#7,359,319
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
#379
of 1,323 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#140,416
of 448,849 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
#6
of 36 outputs
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