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Agatolimod Sodium
Definition 1
The tricosasodium salt of a synthetic 24-mer oligonucleotide containing 3 CpG motifs with potential antineoplastic and immunostimulatory activity. Agatolimod selectively targets Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), thereby activating dendritic and B cells and stimulating cytotoxic T cell and antibody responses against tumor cells bearing tumor antigens. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A substance that is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. It belongs to the family of drugs called biological response modifiers. (NCI Dictionary)
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