Antibody therapy

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000664",
  "term": "Antibody therapy",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A medical treatment that uses antibodies to target and neutralize specific disease-causing agents or cells. These antibodies can be monoclonal, meaning they are identical copies of an antibody that targets a single epitope, or polyclonal. This approach is employed in treating cancers, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "cytokine",
    "immune system"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1124 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/antibody-therapy/"
}