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technetium Tc 99m-nofetumomab merpentan

under Antibodies, Monoclonal
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More on Antibodies, Monoclonal Definition: Antibodies produced by a single clone of cells.  do not coordinate with ANTIBODY FORMATION for biosyn; ANTIBODY-TOXIN CONJUGATES is available as a toxin carrier: see note there    Other names Monoclonal Antibodies
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technetium Tc 99m-nofetumomab merpentan [ Tc-99m-nofetumomab merpentan,Verluma ]
  a Fab fragment of the murine pancarcinoma antibody NR-LU-10 labeled with Tc-99m; used as a diagnostic imaging agent in staging patients with lung cancer
0   *Antibodies, Monoclonal *Organotechnetium Compounds Clin Nucl Med 1997 Sep;22(9):615-20 VERLUMA

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