Oportuzumab monatox

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Oportuzumab monatox
Monoclonal antibody
Type Single-chain variable fragment
Source Template:Infobox drug/mab source
Target EpCAM
Identifiers
CAS Number 945228-48-8
ATC code none
Chemical data
Formula C3072H4723N877O952S12
Molar mass 69.6 kDa[[Script error: No such module "String".]]
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Oportuzumab monatox (proposed INN) is an antineoplastic. Chemically, oportuzumab it is a single chain variable fragment of a monoclonal antibody which binds to epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM, the tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 1). Oportuzumab is fused with Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A (which is reflected by the monatox in the drug's name).[1]

References

  1. International Nonproprietary Names for Pharmaceutical Substances (INN, prepublication copy), World Health Organization.