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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Yttrium Y 90 DOTA anti-CEA monoclonal antibody M5A
Anticuerpo monoclonal M5A anti-CEA marcado con itrio (Y90) DOTA
Sustancia en estudio para el tratamiento de algunos tipos de cáncer. M5A es un anticuerpo monoclonal que se une a una proteína de la superficie de algunas células tumorales que se llama CEA. La sustancia se enlaza con un radioisótopo que se llama itrio 90 (Y90) y esto puede ayudar a destruir las células cancerosas. El anticuerpo monoclonal M5A anti-CEA marcado con itrio (Y90) DOTA es un tipo de radioinmunoconjugado y un tipo de radiofármaco.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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