Proxinium

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007029",
  "term": "Proxinium",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of head and neck cancer. Proxinium is made by linking a monoclonal antibody fragment to a toxic protein that may kill cancer cells. It binds to EpCAM (a protein on the surface of epithelial cells and some types of cancer cells). Also called anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein and VB4-845.",
  "synonyms": [
    "anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein",
    "VB4-845"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/proxinium/"
}