Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Inmunotoxina anti-CD19
Anti-CD19 immunotoxin (AN-tee … IH-myoo-noh-TOK-sin)
A monoclonal antibody linked to a toxic substance. It is being studied in the treatment of some types of B-cell cancer. Anti-CD19 immunotoxin is made in the laboratory. It binds to CD19, a protein on the surface of normal B cells and B-cell tumors, and kills the cells.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.