Trastuzumab

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A drug used in the treatment of breast cancer which targets the HER-2 oncogene. uncountable

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herceptinherceptin

Etymology

From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

Related phrases

trastuzumab emtansinebreast cancerher 2

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