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Monoclonal vs Cetuximab - What's the difference?

monoclonal | cetuximab |

As nouns the difference between monoclonal and cetuximab

is that monoclonal is (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody while cetuximab is (medicine) a chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor.

As an adjective monoclonal

is (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody.

monoclonal

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (biochemistry) genetically engineered from a single clone; used especially of a protein or antibody
  • * {{quote-book
    • , passage=One of the first examples of the immunogenicity of recombinantly derived antibodies was with murine anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody (OKT3) used in the induction of immunosupression after organ transplantation. , page=699 , title=Modern Pharmaceutics, 4th edition , author=Gilbert S. Banker & Christopher T. Rhodes , publisher=Informa Health Care , year=2002 , isbn=0824706749}}

    Derived terms

    *monoclonality

    See also

    * oligoclonal

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia monoclonal)
  • (immunochemistry) something produced from a single clone, especially a monoclonal antibody
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    cetuximab

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cetuximab) (-)
  • (medicine) A chimeric (mouse/human) monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor.