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Definition of "eculizumab" [eculizumab]

  • A monoclonal antibody directed against the complement protein C5. (noun)

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Use "eculizumab" in a sentence
  • "Food and Drug Administration cleared the medicine Soliris, chemically known as eculizumab, for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome on the condition the company conducts additional clinical trials to confirm the medicine's benefit, the Cheshire, Connecticut-based company said in a statement."
  • "Soliris, generically known as eculizumab, is the first approved treatment for aHUS."
  • "Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals rose 31% last week after the Cheshire, Conn.-based company reported positive late-stage results for eculizumab, an experimental anemia drug."