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bapineuzumab en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) 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.
    • 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. 2018 January 18, Jürgen Götz, “Why it’s so hard to treat dementia”, in CNN: