NCIt synonyms : Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody IMC-11F8; Immunoglobulin G1, Anti-(Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (Receptor Tyrosine-Protein
Kinase ErbB-1, EC 2.7.10.1)); Human Monoclonal IMC-11F8 Gamma1 Heavy Chain (224-214')-Disulfide
with Human Monoclonal IMC-11F8 Kappa Light Chain, Dimer (230- 230'':233-233'')-Bisdisulfide;
NCIt definition : A fully human IgG1 monoclonal antibody directed against the epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) with potential antineoplastic activity. Necitumumab binds to and blocks
the ligand binding site of EGFR, thereby preventing the activation and subsequent
dimerization of the receptor. This may lead to an inhibition of EGFR-dependent downstream
pathways and so inhibition of EGFR-dependent tumor cell proliferation and metastasis.
EGFR, a member of the epidermal growth factor family of extracellular protein ligands,
may be overexpressed on the cell surfaces of various tumor cell types.;