Talactoferrin alfa

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Talactoferrin alfa
TermTalactoferrin alfa
Short definitiontalactoferrin alfa - (pronounced) (tuh-LAK-toh-FAYR-in AL-fuh) drug being studied to treat spreading kidney cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer and other conditions. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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talactoferrin alfa - (pronounced) (tuh-LAK-toh-FAYR-in AL-fuh) drug being studied to treat spreading kidney cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer and other conditions. Talactoferrin alfa increases the activity of dendritic cells (a type of immune cell) to kill cancer cells. It's a form of human lactoferrin (a protein found in milk, tears, mucus, bile, and some white blood cells) that's made in the laboratory. Talactoferrin alfa is a type of recombinant protein and a type of immunomodulatory protein. Also called talactoferrin and TLF

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