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Indusatumab vedotin

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Type
  
Whole antibody

Target
  
Guanylate cyclase 2C

ATC code
  
none

Source
  
Human

Routes of administration
  
Intravenous

Legal status
  
Experimental

Indusatumab vedotin (MLN-0264) is an antibody-drug conjugate that is under development for the treatment of pancreatic cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers. It consists of a monoclonal antibody (indusatumab) that targets the enzyme guanylate cyclase 2C which is present in some cancers, linked to an average of three to four molecules of the chemotherapeutic agent monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE).

It is in Phase II clinical trials as of February 2016.

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Indusatumab vedotin Wikipedia