NCIt definition : A recombinant, chimeric, human-murine monoclonal antibody directed against the alpha
subunit of the interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R alpha) with immunosuppressant activity.
Basiliximab selectively binds to and blocks IL-2R alpha, expressed on the surface
of activated T-lymphocytes, thereby preventing interleukin-2 binding and inhibiting
the interleukin-2-mediated activation of lymphocytes.;