Question 75 (part 2) · LEK · Biologic drugs
Which is a biological drug used in the treatment of autoimmune diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis) that prevents the second signal in the process of T cell activation (the interaction between the T cell and the antigen-presenting cell):
- A. rituximab.
- B. abatacept.
- C. etanercept.
- D. leflunomide.
- E. tocilizumab.
Hint
The drug is a fusion protein mimicking a natural inhibitory T-cell receptor that binds CD80/CD86.
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