TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Immunobiologics: Targeted Therapy Against Cytokines, Cytokine Receptors, and Growth Factors in Dermatology A1 - Johnston, Andrew A1 - Takada, Yoshikazu A1 - Hwang, Sam T. A2 - Kang, Sewon A2 - Amagai, Masayuki A2 - Bruckner, Anna L. A2 - Enk, Alexander H. A2 - Margolis, David J. A2 - McMichael, Amy J. A2 - Orringer, Jeffrey S. PY - 2019 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9e AB - AT-A-GLANCEImmunobiologics are drugs defined as antibodies and proteins engineered from living organisms that induce or alter immune responses by interacting with specific biologic targets.Those used to treat cutaneous disease and cancer include recombinant cytokines and growth factors, monoclonal antibodies, and fusion proteins.Targeting the immune system with biologics may result in an increased risk of infections and malignancies. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161344894 ER -