Unituxin
| Unituxin | |
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| Term | Unituxin |
| Short definition | Unituxin - (pronounced) (yoo-nih-TUK-sin) drug used with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), aldesleukin (IL-2), and 13-cis-retinoic acid to treat children with high-risk neuroblastoma. It is used in patients whose disease has improved with other cancer treatments. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Unituxin - (pronounced) (yoo-nih-TUK-sin) drug used with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), aldesleukin (IL-2), and 13-cis-retinoic acid to treat children with high-risk neuroblastoma. It is used in patients whose disease has improved with other cancer treatments. Unituxin attaches to a substance called GD2, which is found on some types of cancer cells. Unituxin can block GD2 and help the immune system kill cancer cells. It's a type of monoclonal antibody. Also called Ch14. 18, dinutuximab, MOAB Ch14. 18 and monoclonal antibody Ch14. 18
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