How to Use monoclonal antibody in a Sentence

monoclonal antibody

noun
  • The drug can be taken at home and does not cause swelling or bleeding in the brain, which often comes with monoclonal antibody treatment.
    — NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The drug is a monoclonal antibody that seeks out a portion of the amyloid protein that develops over time in the brain.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 2 July 2024
  • This is a monoclonal antibody treatment that works by depleting the blood’s B cells.
    — Markham Heid, TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • At this time, a monoclonal antibody made by Sobi is available to high-risk children and must be given once a month.
    — Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • Both treatments are monoclonal antibodies that target a type of protein that builds up in the brain of people with Alzheimer’s.
    — Robert Hart, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • For babies under eight months, there are two monoclonal antibody products available.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Cookie the puppy knows firsthand how the monoclonal antibodies treatment can help a dog with parvo.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The two new drugs and many of the others being studied are monoclonal antibodies that are designed to clear amyloid, a protein that can build up in the brain.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • Lastly, for babies under 8 months old, there are two monoclonal antibody shots available.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Lecanemab and donanemab are both monoclonal antibodies that remove sticky amyloid plaques from the brain — a hallmark of Alzheimer's.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That monoclonal antibody — which was given to others too — was designed to bind to the Marburg virus and neutralize it.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The monoclonal antibody shots, which are a bit different than a vaccine but still provide protection, have been in high demand and short supply.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Close behind is a monoclonal antibody injection designed to protect babies from the virus.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2023
  • So scientists had to develop new monoclonal antibody treatments quickly to try and keep up with the mutating virus.
    — Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Xolair is a monoclonal antibody, a type of treatment that works by blocking the body’s natural response to allergens.
    — Jonel Aleccia, Quartz, 16 Feb. 2024
  • However, there is a monoclonal antibody, nirsevimab, that newborns and infants can receive as a shot.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And in lupus, long considered a B cell disease, some monoclonal antibodies have flopped in trials.
    — Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Zoetis, a former unit of Pfizer, is using monoclonal antibodies to treat osteoarthritis in cats.
    — Nacha Cattan and Brendan Case, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • One is a monoclonal antibody, a treatment that uses immune system proteins manufactured in a lab.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • For babies under 8 months old, and some babies between 8 months and 24 months, there are two monoclonal antibody shots available.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • All three of the drugs are monoclonal antibodies that work by targeting amyloid in the brain, considered a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • One such tool is Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody that’s authorized for use in people who are immunocompromised.
    — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Heinrichs said the monoclonal antibody will be priced like a vaccine, and cost analysis model from the company put it at $500.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2023
  • For babies under 8 months old, there are two monoclonal antibody shots available, which are a bit different than a vaccine but still provide protection.
    — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The other option is for the infant to receive a monoclonal antibody directly via injection.
    — Mark Kreidler, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The companies won't say exactly which drugs will be made at the facility, but it is designed to produce monoclonal antibodies.
    — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • With changes in the virus, previous monoclonal antibodies, including one that protected against future infections for as long as six months, no longer worked.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The next generation of monoclonal antibody allergy treatments is already in the works.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 15 Apr. 2025
  • This is only the third season that monoclonal antibodies have been available to protect against RSV.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the development of a monoclonal antibody will protect people who do not respond to or cannot take existing vaccines, the press release added.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023

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