nivolumab
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editFrom -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).
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editnivolumab (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) a human IgG4 anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, acting as a checkpoint inhibitor, thus allowing activated T cells to attack cancer cells