Etaracizumab

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Etaracizumab ?
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Humanized (from mouse)
Target alpha-v beta-3 integrin
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 892553-42-3 N
ATC code None
UNII 41W9MFI160 YesY
KEGG D09342 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C6392H9908N1732O1996S42 
Mol. mass 144.3 kDa
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Etaracizumab (also known as etaratuzumab[citation needed], MEDI-522, trade name Abegrin) is a humanized monoclonal antibody which is being investigated for the treatment of metastatic melanoma, prostate cancer,[1] ovarian cancer[2] and various other types of cancer.[3] It is manufactured by MedImmune.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The Usan Council: Etaracizumab
  2. ^ Landen, CN; Kim, TJ; Lin, YG; Merritt, WM; Kamat, AA; Han, LY; Spannuth, WA; Nick, AM et al (2008). "Tumor-selective response to antibody-mediated targeting of alphavbeta3 integrin in ovarian cancer". Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 10 (11): 1259–67. PMC 2570602. PMID 18953435. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=2570602. 
  3. ^ Delbaldo, C; Raymond, E; Vera, K; Hammershaimb, L; Kaucic, K; Lozahic, S; Marty, M; Faivre, S (2008). "Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of etaracizumab (Abegrin), a humanized monoclonal antibody against alphavbeta3 integrin receptor, in patients with advanced solid tumors". Investigational new drugs 26 (1): 35–43. doi:10.1007/s10637-007-9077-0. PMID 17876527. 


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