trastuzumab

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What does trastuzumab mean?

A drug used in the treatment of breast cancer which targets the HER-2 oncogene.

Where does trastuzumab come from?

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

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