Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Interleucina-4 PE38KDEL citotoxina
Interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin (in-ter-LOO-kin SY-toh-TOK-sin)
A substance being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is made by combining interleukin-4 with a bacterial toxin. Interleukin-4 PE38KDEL cytotoxin is a type of recombinant chimeric protein. Also called interleukin-4 PE38KDEL immunotoxin and NBI-3001.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.