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ustekinumab

ustekinumab noun: a human monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin 12 and interleukin 23, in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.

Noun

ustekinumab (uncountable)

  1. A human monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin 12 and interleukin 23, in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
    • As another interleukin 12/23 antagonist, briakinumab, was withdrawn from further development in part due to concerns about cardiovascular safety, discussion has also emerged on cardiovascular safety of ustekinumab.2015 December 4, “Patient Preferences for Biologicals in Psoriasis: Top Priority of Safety for Cardiovascular Patients”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of ustekinumab

From -kin- (“interleukin”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

Words formed from ustekinumab

Questions about ustekinumab

What does ustekinumab mean?
Ustekinumab means a human monoclonal antibody directed against interleukin 12 and interleukin 23, in clinical trials for multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
What part of speech is ustekinumab?
Ustekinumab is a noun.

Words near ustekinumab in the dictionary

  1. Ustashes
  2. ustav
  3. ustavs
  4. USTC
  5. Uste
  6. ustekinumab
  7. ustept
  8. ustepts
  9. usteq
  10. ustert
  11. usterts

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