Yttrium Y 90 tabituximab barzuxetan

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A radioimmunoconjugate composed of a humanized monoclonal antibody (MoAb tabituximab barzuxetan against FZD10 and labeled with yttrium Y 90, with potential antineoplastic activity. The MoAb moiety of yttrium Y 90 tabituximab barzuxetan binds to FZD10, thereby delivering a cytotoxic dose of beta radiation to FZD10 positive tumor cells. FZD10 (also called CD350, a member of the Frizzled family of G protein-coupled receptors that is involved in the Wnt/beta-catenin/TCF signaling pathway, is overexpressed in a variety of cancer cell types but undetectable in normal, healthy human tissues except the placenta.


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