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radioimmunotherapy

[ra′dē·ōim-mu′no-ther′ah-pe]

use of radionuclides to deliver monoclonal antibodies to targeted cancer cells.

radioimmunotherapy [ra″de-o-im-mu″no-ther´ah-pe]

use of radionuclides to deliver monoclonal antibodies to targeted cancer cells.

radioimmunotherapy

Immunology The use of radio-labeled–monoclonal antibodies that recognize specific antigens, and therefore concentrate in a particular tissue to treat disease Toxicity Myelosuppression, nausea, infections, cardiopulmonary toxicity

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