Cantuzumab ravtansine

Cantuzumab ravtansine
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Humanized (from mouse)
Target MUC1
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Cantuzumab ravtansine (huC242-SPDB-DM4) is an antibody-drug conjugate designed for the treatment of cancers. The humanized monoclonal antibody cantuzumab (huC242) is linked to a cytotoxic agent, ravtansine (DM4).[1] It uses a more hindered disulfide linkage than cantuzumab mertansine.[2]

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  1. World Health Organization (2011). "International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN). Proposed INN: List 105" (PDF). WHO Drug Information. 25 (2).
  2. Antibody-Drug Conjugates and Immunotoxins: From Pre-Clinical Development to ...
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