Immune System & Allergies terms
Immune cells, immune responses, allergies, vaccines, and immunologic conditions. Browse definitions and meanings below.
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A vaccine used to prevent genital warts, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, and vaginal cancer caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
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An anticancer drug in which hu14.18, a monoclonal antibody, is combined with interleukin-2.
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A monoclonal antibody that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.
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A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of several types of cancer.
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A monoclonal antibody that binds to the protein MUC1, which is found on breast, ovarian, pancreatic, gastric, and colon cancer cells.
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A monoclonal antibody being studied in the treatment of advanced multiple myeloma.
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One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body's immune response to foreign substances.
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One of a group of proteins found on the surface of white blood cells and other cells that play an important part in the body's immune response to foreign substances.
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A vaccine used to prevent genital warts, cervical cancer, vulvar cancer, and vaginal cancer caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
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A type of antibody made in the laboratory by combining a human antibody with a small part of a mouse or rat monoclonal antibody.
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A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer and other conditions.
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A drug used to relieve the symptoms of certain hormone shortages and to suppress an immune response.
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An exaggerated response by the immune system to a drug or other substance.
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A radiolabeled monoclonal antibody that is used to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of B-cell tumors.
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A condition in which platelets (blood cells that cause blood clots to form) are destroyed by the immune system.
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A mixture of oil and water that is combined with a specific antigen to boost the immune response to that antigen.
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A protein that acts as an antibody.
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A monoclonal antibody linked to a toxic substance.
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A drug that stimulates the immune system to respond to disease.
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Production and action of cells that fight disease or infection.