gemtuzumab ozogamicin

noun

a monoclonal antibody targeting CD33, having a cytotoxic calicheamicin-class agent attached, which was used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia until withdrawn out of lethal toxicity

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Mylotarg
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Meanings

noungemtuzumab ozogamicin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablea monoclonal antibody targeting CD33, having a cytotoxic calicheamicin-class agent attached, which was used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia until withdrawn out of lethal toxicity

    Synonyms: Mylotarg

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna monoclonal antibody targeting CD33, having a cytotoxic calicheamicin-class agent attached, which was used to treat acute myelogenous leukemia until withdrawn out of lethal toxicity

Similar
Mylotarg

Origin

From -tu- + -zu- + -mab.

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APA

gemtuzumab ozogamicin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemtuzumab%20ozogamicin

MLA

“gemtuzumab ozogamicin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemtuzumab%20ozogamicin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gemtuzumab ozogamicin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gemtuzumab%20ozogamicin.

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