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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in English: Anti-VEGFR-2 fully human monoclonal antibody IMC-1121B
Anticuerpo monoclonal totalmente humano IMC-1121B anti-RFCEV
Sustancia en estudio para el tratamiento de cáncer de mama que volvió. Se une a los receptores de una proteína que se llama factor de crecimiento endotelial vascular (FCEV). Esto impide que el FCEV se una con los receptores y podría detener la formación de los nuevos vasos sanguíneos que los tumores necesitan para crecer. Es un tipo de antiangiogénico y un tipo de anticuerpo monoclonal. También se llama IMC-1121B y ramucirumab.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.
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