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antibody

[an-ti-bod-ee] / ˈæn tɪˌbɒd i /




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AstraZeneca is testing its Datroway antibody drug conjugate in combination with its PD-L1 medicine Imfinzi for lung cancer in a late-stage clinical trial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Human clinical trials of their antibody drugs against bird flu and other viruses in the flu family are planned for next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Genetic testing showed that his MAL gene was normal, supporting the conclusion that his antibody was acquired rather than caused by the rare inherited MAL deficiency.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

That matters because finding compatible blood for someone with an antibody against a marker present in more than 99.9% of people can be extraordinarily difficult.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

It has recently been learned that the genes for the marking of self by cellular antigens and those for making immunologic responses by antibody formation are closely linked.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The company plans to focus in coming months on antibodies for coronaviruses, ebola-like viruses, bat-borne viruses, hemorrhagic-fever viruses, smallpox-like viruses and other potential threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now their AI biosecurity startup, called Red Queen Bio, is rushing to design antibodies that can be manufactured to protect against a range of potential pathogens, including the seemingly sci-fi threat of an AI-designed virus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Earlier clinical reports have shown that anti-AnWj antibodies can cause hemolytic transfusion reactions, in which transfused red blood cells are destroyed by the recipient's immune system.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

After all, if the infection’s gone, what use are the antibodies?

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026

The specific antibodies that we gradually build up against a particular microbe infecting us make us less likely to get reinfected once we become cured.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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