Why is an infusion of muromonab-CD3 (Orthoclone) more likely to result in an allergic reaction than an infusion of mycophenolate (CellCept)?
a. Muromonab-CD3 is administered for shorter time periods than is mycophenolate.
b. Muromonab-CD3 is administered in much higher dosages than is mycophenolate.
c. Mycophenolate is an antiproliferative agent and muromonab-CD3 is a polyclonal antibody.
d. Mycophenolate is a synthetically manufactured drug and muromonab-CD3 is produced using mouse proteins.
ANS: D
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