Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Proteína de fusión DTGM
DTGM fusion protein
An anticancer drug formed by the combination of diphtheria toxin and a colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The colony-stimulating factor is attracted to cancer cells, and the diphtheria toxin kills the cells.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.