Preferred Label : Chimeric Monoclonal Antibody 81C6;
NCIt synonyms : ch81c6;
NCIt definition : A chimeric, murine-human monoclonal antibody directed against the tumor-associated
antigen (TAA) tenascin (hexabrachion) that may, when conjugated with a radioisotope,
be useful in radiotherapy or radioimaging. Tenascin, an extracellular matrix glycoprotein
is upregulated in certain pathological conditions such as infection, inflammation
and tumor growth, and is highly expressed in the tumor microenvironment in some malignancies.;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL563141;
Origin ID : C156351;
UMLS CUI : C4744763;
Semantic type(s)
chemical_or_drug_has_mechanism_of_action
concept_is_in_subset