Immunotoxin
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| Immunotoxin | |
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| Term | Immunotoxin |
| Short definition | Immunotoxin (IH-myoo-noh-TOK-sin) An immune substance such as a monoclonal antibody, cytokine, or immunoglobulin that is chemically linked to a toxic substance. The immune substance binds to specific proteins or receptors found on some cancer cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Immunotoxin - (pronounced) (IH-myoo-noh-TOK-sin) An immune substance such as a monoclonal antibody, cytokine, or immunoglobulin that is chemically linked to a toxic substance. The immune substance binds to specific proteins or receptors found on some cancer cells. This allows the associated toxic substance to enter the cancer cells and kill them without harming neighboring healthy cells
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