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| chemical_formula = C<sub>6470</sub>H<sub>9971</sub>N<sub>1712</sub>O<sub>2007</sub>S<sub>42</sub><sup>90</sup>Y

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'''Yttrium (<sup>90</sup>Y) tacatuzumab tetraxetan''' (trade name '''AFP-Cide''') is a [[humanize]]d [[monoclonal antibody]] intended for the treatment of cancer.<ref>[http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/365/yttrium_90_tacatuz.doc Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Counil]</ref> The antibody itself, tacatuzumab, is conjugated with a [[chelator]] for [[yttrium-90]]<ref>[http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s14179e/s14179e.pdf WHO Drug Information]</ref>, a [[radioisotope]] which destroys the tumour cells.
'''Yttrium (<sup>90</sup>Y) tacatuzumab tetraxetan''' (trade name '''AFP-Cide''') is a [[humanize]]d [[monoclonal antibody]] intended for the treatment of cancer.<ref>[http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/365/yttrium_90_tacatuz.doc Statement On A Nonproprietary Name Adopted By The USAN Counil]</ref> The antibody itself, tacatuzumab, is conjugated with [[tetraxetan]], a [[chelator]] for [[yttrium-90]]<ref>[http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s14179e/s14179e.pdf WHO Drug Information]</ref>, a [[radioisotope]] which destroys the tumour cells.

The chelator ("tetraxetan") is 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetic acid. The antibody is attached to one of the four carboxyl groups as an [[amide]], and the other three are [[carboxylate anion]]s neutralizing the three positive charges of the yttrium ion.


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Revision as of 14:31, 29 October 2011

Yttrium (90Y) tacatuzumab tetraxetan
Monoclonal antibody
TypeWhole antibody
SourceHumanized (from mouse)
Targetα-fetoprotein
Clinical data
ATC code
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Identifiers
CAS Number
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC6470H9971N1712O2007S4290Y
Molar mass145 kDa
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Yttrium (90Y) tacatuzumab tetraxetan (trade name AFP-Cide) is a humanized monoclonal antibody intended for the treatment of cancer.[1] The antibody itself, tacatuzumab, is conjugated with tetraxetan, a chelator for yttrium-90[2], a radioisotope which destroys the tumour cells.

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