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glembatumumab vedotin

An antibody-drug conjugate, consisting of the fully human monoclonal antibody CR011 directed against glycoprotein NMB (GPNMB) and conjugated via a cathepsin … [Read more...]

Gliadel

(Other name for: polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) … [Read more...]

Gliadel wafer

(Other name for: polifeprosan 20 with carmustine implant) … [Read more...]

glial cell

Any of the cells that hold nerve cells in place and help them work the way they should. The types of glial cells include oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, … [Read more...]

glial tumor

A general term for tumors of the central nervous system, including astrocytomas, ependymal tumors, glioblastoma multiforme, and primitive neuroectodermal … [Read more...]

glioblastoma

A fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord and has cells that look very … [Read more...]

glioblastoma multiforme

A fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that forms from glial (supportive) tissue of the brain and spinal cord and has cells that look very … [Read more...]

glioma

A cancer of the brain that begins in glial cells (cells that surround and support nerve cells). … [Read more...]

glioma-associated antigen peptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

A cancer vaccine comprised of autologous dendritic cells pulsed with synthetic glioma-associated antigen (GAA) peptides with potential antineoplastic activity. … [Read more...]

gliosarcoma

A type of glioma (cancer of the brain that comes from glial, or supportive, cells). … [Read more...]