Pharmacologic Substance
agatolimod sodium
Definitions related to agatolimod sodium:
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A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The tricosasodium salt of a synthetic 24-mer oligonucleotide containing 3 CpG motifs with potential antineoplastic and immunostimulatory activity. Agatolimod selectively targets Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), thereby activating dendritic and B cells and stimulating cytotoxic T cell and antibody responses against tumor cells bearing tumor antigens.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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