Immune System & Allergies terms
Immune cells, immune responses, allergies, vaccines, and immunologic conditions. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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(Other name for: therapeutic immune globulin)
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A human monoclonal antibody produced in transgenic mice that attaches to the transmembrane epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor.
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A rare disorder in which red blood cells are easily destroyed by certain immune system proteins.
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Treatment with injections of antibodies made in another animal or in the laboratory.
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A patient-specific cancer vaccine directed against the soluble protein idiotype of an individual follicular lymphoma with potential antineoplastic activity.
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(Other name for: Haemophilus influenzae b vaccine)
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A complex of polyethylene glycol conjugated with human recombinant cytokine interleukin-2 (IL-2) with antineoplastic activity.
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A pegylated, cross-linked, humanized divalent-Fab' antibody fragment directed against vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (VEGFR-2) with potential antiangiogenic and antitumor activities.
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A cancer vaccine consisting of PEP-3, a synthetic peptide encompassing a tumor-specific mutated segment of the epidermal growth factor receptor type vIII (EGFRvIII), conjugated to the…
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A treatment for Epstein-Barr virus infection or overgrowth of white blood cells (lymphocytes) after an organ or bone marrow transplant.
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One of a group of aggressive (fast-growing) non-Hodgkin lymphomas that begins in mature T lymphocytes (T cells that have matured in the thymus gland and goes to other lymphatic sites in the body…
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A humanized recombinant monoclonal antibody directed against the extracellular dimerization domain of the HER-2 tyrosine kinase receptor.
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A type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells.
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A drug used to treat infections with herpesviruses in people whose immune systems are weakened by AIDS.
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A type of immune cell that makes large amounts of a specific antibody.
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A type of immune cell that makes large amounts of a specific antibody.
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A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the detection and treatment of cancer.
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A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma.
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An polyvalent vaccine used to prevent infection by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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(Other name for: pneumococcal polyvalent vaccine)