atacicept

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noun

A recombinant fusion protein designed to inhibit B cells, thereby suppressing autoimmune disease.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

nounatacicept (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA recombinant fusion protein designed to inhibit B cells, thereby suppressing autoimmune disease.
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    Among the companies that have had setbacks or outright failures in clinical trials are Roche and Biogen Idec with their drug Rituxan; La Jolla Pharmaceutical with Riquent; Bristol-Myers Squibb with Orencia; ZymoGenetics and Merck Serono with atacicept; Genelabs Technologies with Prestara; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries with edratide; and Aspreva Pharmaceuticals and Roche with CellCept.

    2009 July 20, Andrew Pollack, “Trial for New Lupus Treatment Is Called Promising”, in New York Times
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