Definition of "necitumumab" [necitumumab]

• A monoclonal antibody and antineoplastic that binds to EGFR, under investigation for the treatment of cancer. (noun)

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• "But Erbitux sales have slowed after the discovery that it wasn't effective in people with a certain genetic profile, and Lilly and partner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. recently halted a late-stage trial of experimental cancer drug necitumumab because of safety concerns."
• "The companies said they will continue to study necitumumab, which has no approved use, in a separate late-stage study that combines it with Lilly's Gemzar and cisplatin to treat another form of lung cancer."
• "INDIANAPOLIS AP -- Drugmakers Eli Lilly and Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Wednesday they stopped enrolling patients in one of two late-stage studies of the potential cancer treatment necitumumab due to concerns about blood clots."