Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Proteína de fusión DT388IL3
DT388IL3 fusion protein (FYOO-zhun PROH-teen)
A substance being studied in the treatment of myeloid leukemia (a disease in which too many immature non-lymphocyte white blood cells are found in the blood and bone marrow). DT388IL3 fusion protein is made by combining IL-3 with a toxic substance. The IL-3 attaches to the cancer cells and the toxic substance kills them.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.