Bectumomab

Bectumomab (marketed under the trade name LymphoScan) is a mouse monoclonal antibody labelled with the radioactive isotope technetium-99m. It is used to detect non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[1][2]

Bectumomab
Monoclonal antibody
TypeFab' fragment
SourceMouse
TargetCD22
Clinical data
Trade namesLymphoScan
ATC code
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Identifiers
CAS Number
ChemSpider
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References

  1. "WHO Drug Information" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. Lamonica, D.; Czuczman, M.; Nabi, H.; Klippenstein, D.; Grossman, Z. (2002). "Radioimmunoscintigraphy (RIS) with Bectumomab (Tc99m labeled IMMU-LL2, Lymphoscan) in the assessment of recurrent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL)". Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals. 17 (6): 689–697. doi:10.1089/108497802320970307. ISSN 1084-9785. PMID 12537673.


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