Teprotumumab (Tepezza) for Thyroid Eye Disease

Date: 
May 31, 2021

Issue #: 

1625

Summary: 
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.