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Labetuzumab

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Labetuzumab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized(frommouse)
Targetcarcinoembryonic antigen
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Labetuzumab(marketed under the trade nameCEA-CIDE) is ahumanizedIgG1monoclonal antibodyfor the treatment ofcolorectal cancer.[1]It selectively binds to carcinoembryonic cell adhesion molecule 5.[2]

Also tried in patients with MTC (medullary thyroid carcinoma) with metastasis.

This drug was developed byImmunomedics,Inc.

References

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  1. ^"International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN): Labetuzumab"(PDF).WHO Drug Information.16(1): 95. 2002.
  2. ^"labetuzumab-SN-38 immunoconjugate IMMU-130".National Cancer Institute: NCI Dictionaries.National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.