| Literature DB >> 21998010 |
David J FitzGerald1, Alan S Wayne, Robert J Kreitman, Ira Pastan.
Abstract
To enable antibodies to function as cytotoxic anticancer agents, they are modified either via attachment to protein toxins or highly potent, low-molecular-weight drugs. Such molecules, termed immunotoxins and antibody-drug conjugates, respectively, represent a second revolution in antibody-mediated cancer therapy. Thus, highly toxic compounds are delivered to the interior of cancer cells based on antibody specificity for cell-surface target antigens.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21998010 PMCID: PMC3201758 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-11-1374
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Res ISSN: 0008-5472 Impact factor: 12.701