caplacizumab

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001392",
  "term": "caplacizumab",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug used with plasma exchange and immunosuppressive therapy to treat acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP). aTTP is a rare blood disorder in which blood clots form in small blood vessels throughout the body. Caplacizumab binds to a protein called VWF, which may help keep blood clots from forming. It is a type of nanobody (a tiny antibody). Also called Cablivi.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Cablivi"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/caplacizumab/"
}