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My wife just heard about them, and I really don’t know much about them, except I think it’s around $1000.
So can someone high risk with multiple comorbidities use it at the beginning of the illness as an outpatient? Or are you saying high risk people need to avoid it altogether?Works well for mild cases but at higher risk for severe disease--i.e. multiple comorbidities. Can't use it as an inpatient.
It is intended for high risk people at the start of the illness.So can someone high risk with multiple comorbidities use it at the beginning of the illness as an outpatient? Or are you saying high risk people need to avoid it altogether?
Alphabet soup has none of those effects, I bet.Monoclonal Antibodies and Their Side Effects
One way the body's immune system attacks foreign substances is by making large numbers of antibodies. An antibody is a protein that sticks to a specific protein called an antigen. Antibodies circulate throughout the body until they find and attach to the antigen. Once attached, they can force other parts of the immune system to destroy the cells containing the antigen.
Researchers can design antibodies that specifically target a certain antigen, such as one found on cancer cells. They can then make many copies of that antibody in the lab. These are known as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs or Moabs).
Monoclonal antibodies are used to treat many diseases, including some types of cancer. To make a monoclonal antibody, researchers first have to identify the right antigen to attack. Finding the right antigens for cancer cells is not always easy, and so far mAbs have proven to be more useful against some cancers than others.
NOTE: Some monoclonal antibodies used to treat cancer are referred to as targeted therapy because they have a specific target on a cancer cell that they aim to find, attach to, and attack. But other monoclonal antibodies act like immunotherapy because they make the immune system respond better to allow the body to find and attack cancer cells more effectively.
What mAbs are made of
Monoclonal antibodies are man-made proteins that act like human antibodies in the immune system. There are 4 different ways they can be made and are named based on what they are made of.
Possible side effects of monoclonal antibodies
- Murine: These are made from mouse proteins and the names of the treatments end in -omab.
- Chimeric: These proteins are a combination of part mouse and part human and the names of the treatments end in -ximab.
- Humanized: These are made from small parts of mouse proteins attached to human proteins and the names of the treatments end in -zumab
- Human: These are fully human proteins and the names of the treatments end in -umab.
Monoclonal antibodies are given intravenously (injected into a vein). The antibodies themselves are proteins, so giving them can sometimes cause something like an allergic reaction. This is more common while the drug is first being given. Possible side effects can include:
- Fever
- Chills
- Weakness
- Headache
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Low blood pressure
- Rashes