Organ systems are groups of organs that carry out a particular function. The human body has several organ systems, including: 1  The nervous system. 2  The respiratory system. 3  The reproductive system. 4  The digestive system. Organ systems are groups of organs that carry out a particular function. The human body has several organ systems, including: 1  The nervous system. 2  The respiratory system.
monoclonal antibody. n. 1. (Biochemistry) an antibody, produced by a single clone of cells grown in culture, that is both pure and specific and is capable of proliferating indefinitely to produce unlimited quantities of identical antibodies: used in diagnosis, therapy, and biotechnology.onoclonal antibody. n. 1. (Biochemistry) an antibody, produced by a single clone of cells grown in culture, that is both pure and specific and is capable of proliferating indefinitely to produce unlimited quantities of identical antibodies: used in diagnosis, therapy, and biotechnology.
Some monoclonal antibody drugs may be used in combination with other treatments, such as chemotherapy and hormone therapy. Others are administered alone. Monoclonal antibody drugs were initially used to treat advanced cancers that hadn't responded to chemotherapy or cancers that had returned despite treatment.or instance, rituximab can be used as an initial treatment in some types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and trastuzumab (Herceptin) is used in the treatment of some forms of early breast cancer.