Compared with small molecules and conventionally selected antibodies, epitope-selective antibodies exhibit precise target selectivity that confers enhanced safety and pharmacodynamic properties.

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Monoclonal antibodies are novel therapeutic agents used with great success in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

In the United States, envenomation (the injection of venom) usually happens during an encounter with a snake, spider, or insect. Antivenom (often spelled “antivenin”) is an antibody product that can ...

Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, led by Dr. Julie McElrath, Director of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, have found a new way to train our immune system to make antibodies ...

This is because some drugs work in more than one way and belong to more than one group. Checkpoint inhibitors are also described as a type of monoclonal antibody or targeted treatment. Our immune ...

Antibodies bind to specific antigens on pathogens. This means that only one type of antibody will bind to a matching antigen. For example, an antibody that can recognise an antigen on the ...

Antibodies bind to specific antigens on pathogens. This means that only one type of antibody will bind to a matching antigen. Scientists discovered that we could make antibodies to bind to ...