Biological Agent

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A product of biological origin applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition, for example: virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, or analogous product. (FDA 21 CFR 600.3)

A class of pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products that includes recombinant proteins, antibodies, and nucleic acids.

A substance made from a living organism or thing it produces. EXAMPLE(S): virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, analogous product OTHER NAME(S): NOTE(S):

A substance made from living organisms or things they produce. EXAMPLE(S): virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, analogous product

A product of biological origin applicable to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition. Such products may include virus, therapeutic serum, toxin, antitoxin, vaccine, blood, blood component or derivative, allergenic product, protein, or analogous product. NOTE: Biological products may be produced through biotechnology in a living system, such as a microorganism, plant cell, or animal cell. Biological products are generally large, complex molecules and are often more difficult to characterize than small molecule drugs. [After 21 CFR 600.3; After FDA Biological Product Definitions] See also vaccine, cell therapy, gene therapy, pharmaceutical product, drug product, medicinal product.

A substance that is made from a living organism or its products and is used in the prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of cancer and other diseases. Biological agents include antibodies, interleukins, and vaccines.

C307

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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C132298

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C159503

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C67497

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118468

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C90259

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C99078

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CDISC

CDISC-GLOSS

Biotechnology-derived pharmaceutical agents made from living organisms or their products. Includes recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies, and nucleic acids.

Biologic

Immunologics

Biological Products

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Biologicals

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Biological Agent

Thesaurus:C307

Biological Agent

Classification

C0005522

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