Mitumomab
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Mitumomab is a mouse
monoclonal antibody investigated for the treatment of small cell lung carcinoma in combination with BCG
vaccination. Mitumomab attacks tumour cells, while the vaccine is thought to activate the immune system
. , the drug is undergoing Phase III clinical trials.
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
monoclonal antibody investigated for the treatment of small cell lung carcinoma in combination with BCG
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is a vaccine against tuberculosis that is prepared from a strain of the attenuated live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, that has lost its virulence in humans by being specially subcultured in an artificial medium for 13 years, and also prepared from...
vaccination. Mitumomab attacks tumour cells, while the vaccine is thought to activate the immune system
Immune system
An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own...
. , the drug is undergoing Phase III clinical trials.