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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Alefacept
Alefacept
Medicamento que se usa para tratar ciertas afecciones de la piel y que está en estudio para el tratamiento del cáncer cutáneo (relacionado con la piel) de células T y el linfoma no Hodgkin de células T. Alefacept se elabora combinando parte de un anticuerpo con una proteína que bloquea el crecimiento de algunos tipos de células T. Es un tipo de proteína de fusión y de inmunodepresor. También se llama Amevive.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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