English Explanatory Dictionary

trastuzumab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

trastuzumab

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Herceptin

Derived words

trastuzumab emtansine
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