ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.8-3 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB20

8.3. What does the licensing of teplizumab mean for diabetes care?

LM Quinn , R Swaby , D Tatovic , P Narendran , REJ Besser , CM Dayan

Brief summary: This commentary discusses the implications of the recent licensing of Teplizumab by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the first immunosuppressant for individuals at risk for type 1 diabetes (T1D).The approval of Teplizumab by the FDA in November 2022, as an intervention to delay the onset of stage 3 T1D (clinical T1D) in adults and children aged 8 or older who have stage 2 T1D (two or more islets autoantibodies and dysglycemia but ...