NCIt definition : A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against human hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)
with potential antineoplastic activity. Ficlatuzumab binds to the soluble ligand HGF,
preventing the binding of HGF to its receptor c-Met and activation of the HGF/c-Met
signaling pathway, which may result in cell death in c-Met-expressing tumor cells.
c-Met, a receptor tyrosine kinase overexpressed or mutated in many tumor cell types,
plays a key role in cancer cell growth, survival, angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis.;