Pier Luigi Lopalco, Susanna Esposito, Federico Martinón-Torres, Giovanni Checcucci Lisi, Kocfa Chung-Delgado, Brad Davidson, Stephanie Evans, Amit Patel, Claire Fellingham, Ben Pounds, Charlotte Harris, Tapas Mukherjee
INTRODUCTION: The language of medicine is constantly evolving, typically to better describe a new understanding of disease, adjust to changing social sensibilities, or simply to reflect a new drug class or category. We address the need for an updated language around monoclonal antibodies, or "mAbs" - a widely used medical term, but one which is now too general to accurately reflect the range of mAb pharmaceuticals, their effects, and the intended patients. METHODS: The question of "what should we call a monoclonal antibody immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to ensure accurate understanding of the product?" was the basis for a virtual advisory panel in May 2022...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene