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ganitumab

ganitumab noun: a human monoclonal antibody against type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor, designed for the treatment of cancers.

Noun

ganitumab (uncountable)

  1. A human monoclonal antibody against type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor, designed for the treatment of cancers.
    • While a randomized Phase II study testing the addition of the IGF1R mab ganitumab to chemotherapy in EWS is ongoing (NCT02306161), CAR T cells targeting IGF1R may be an alternative treatment for high risk patients with EWS and other sarcomas.2015 July 15, “IGF1R- and ROR1-Specific CAR T Cells as a Potential Therapy for High Risk Sarcomas”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ganitumab

From -tu- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

Questions about ganitumab

What does ganitumab mean?
Ganitumab means a human monoclonal antibody against type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor, designed for the treatment of cancers.
What part of speech is ganitumab?
Ganitumab is a noun.

Words near ganitumab in the dictionary

  1. ganil
  2. Ganim
  3. ganirelix
  4. ganister
  5. ganisters
  6. ganitumab
  7. ganj
  8. ganja
  9. ganjah
  10. ganjaism
  11. Ganjam

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