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__ antibodies are used in the treatment of cancer.

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Monoclonal antibodies (mAb or moAb) are monospecific antibodies that are made by identical immune cells that are all clones of a unique parent cell, in contrast to plyclonal antibodies which are made from different immune cells.

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