Elotuzumab
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Term | Elotuzumab |
Short definition | Elotuzumab (EH-loh-TOO-zoo-mab) A drug used with dexamethasone and either lenalidomide or pomalidomide to treat adults with multiple myeloma. It is used in patients whose cancer has already been treated with other cancer treatments. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Elotuzumab - (pronounced) (EH-loh-TOO-zoo-mab) A drug used with dexamethasone and either lenalidomide or pomalidomide to treat adults with multiple myeloma. It is used in patients whose cancer has already been treated with other cancer treatments. Elotuzumab attaches to a protein called CS1, which is found on myeloma cells and some types of immune cells. Elotuzumab can block CS1 and help the immune system kill cancer cells. It's a type of monoclonal antibody. Also called Empliciti and HuLuc63
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