tisagenlecleucel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An anti-CD19 CAR-T cell therapy used in the treatment of haematological malignancies.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɪsəd͡ʒɛnləˈkluːsəl/ /ˌtɪsəd͡ʒɛnˈlɛkluːsəl/

Word forms

tisagenlecleucel

Etymology

From tisa- (unique name) + -gen- (“transfer of genetic material (transduced)”) + -lec- (“selection and enrichment manipulation”) + -leu- (“leukocytes”) + -cel (“cellular therapy”).

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