- Aurimmune
- A substance being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. Aurimmune is made in the laboratory by binding a cancer-killing protein called tumor necrosis factor (TNF) to the surface of very tiny particles of gold. These TNF-gold particles may kill tumor cells without harming healthy tissue. Also called TNF-bound colloidal gold and colloidal gold-bound tumor necrosis factor.
English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.