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anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein

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1 Definition of anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein

Meaning of anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein: A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of head and neck cancer.

A substance being studied in the treatment of certain types of head and neck cancer. Anti-EpCAM-Pseudomonas-exotoxin fusion protein is made by linking a monoclonal antibody fragment to a toxic protein that may kill cancer cells. It binds to EpCAM (a protein on the surface of epithelial cells and some types of cancer cells). Also called Proxinium and VB4-845.

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