arcitumomab

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-011221",
  "term": "arcitumomab",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A murine IgG monoclonal Fab' fragment antibody directed against carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a protein that is overexpressed by many tumor cell types. For tumors that overexpress CEA, technetium-99m labeled arcitumomab may be used as an adjunct diagnostic imaging tool to obtain prognostic information following resection and to monitor for recurrent disease.",
  "synonyms": [
    "IMMU-4",
    "immunoglobulin G 1 (mouse monoclonal IMMU-4 Fab' fragment gamma-chain anti-human antigen CEA), disulfide with mouse monoclonal IMMU-4 light chain"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/arcitumomab/"
}