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bapineuzumab

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Etymology

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From [Term?] +‎ neu(ral) +‎ -zumab (humanized monoclonal antibody).

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Noun

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bapineuzumab (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A humanized monoclonal antibody that acts on the nervous system and has potential therapeutic value for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and possibly glaucoma.
    • 2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN[1]:
      In 2012, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson halted development of the antibody drug bapineuzumab, after it failed in late-stage trials to treat patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s.