nimotuzumab
English
editEtymology
editFrom [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).
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Noun
editnimotuzumab (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A monoclonal antibody used to treat squamous cell carcinoma, head and neck cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, and glioma.