Definition of "ipilimumab" [ipilimumab]

• A human monoclonal antibody being developed as a drug to activate the immune system. (noun)

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• "Though she might have gotten a placebo, it turned out she did receive the chemical compound the companies were testing, called ipilimumab."
• "The therapy, called ipilimumab, also gives fresh validation to efforts to attack cancer by enlisting the body's own immune system."
• "Researchers also reported that combining the standard chemotherapy drug dacarbazine with a new compound that simulates the immune system known as ipilimumab, or Yervoy, improved the chances that advanced melanoma patients would survive."