NCIt definition : A humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody directed against human hepatocyte growth factor
receptor (HGFR or c-MET) with potential antineoplastic activity. Emibetuzumab binds
to c-MET, thereby preventing the binding of HGF to its receptor c-Met and subsequent
activation of the HGF/c-Met signaling pathway. This 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.;