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(AW-rih-MYOON)
| | A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Aurimmune is made in the laboratory by binding a cancer-killing protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to the surface of very tiny particles of gold. These TNF-gold particles may kill cancer cells without harming healthy tissue. Also called TNF-bound colloidal gold and colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor. |
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