Preferred Label : Folate Receptor-Targeted Technetium Tc-99m EC20;
NCIt synonyms : Technetium Tc 99m EC20; 99mTC-EC20;
NCIt definition : A folate receptor-targeting radiopharmaceutical consisting of a folate-containing
tetrapeptide chelator to which technetium Tc 99m is linked. The folate component of
folate receptor-targeted technetium Tc 99m EC20 binds to folic acid receptors, which
are frequently upregulated in many types of tumor cells and activated macrophages.
Gamma scintigraphy may then be used to image folate receptor-positive tumors.;
Origin ID : C66986;
UMLS CUI : C1883272;
Semantic type(s)
- concept_is_in_subset
- has_target
