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Nomenclature of monoclonal antibody therapies
| Partial name | Clinical use or characteristic | |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning of name | Chosen by manufacturer | |
| Middle of name |
-lim -cir -tu |
-Immune/inflammatory -Cardiac disorder -Tumor or neoplasm |
| End of name |
-ximab -zumab -umab |
Chimeric (murine variable region plus human Fc) Humanized (murine complementarity determining region) Human |
