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Bectumomab Uses, Dosage, Side Effects and more

Bectumomab (marketed under the trade name LymphoScan®) is a mouse monoclonal antibody and which it's used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It has a radioisotope, technetium (99m TC) which it's added.

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Trade Name Bectumomab
Generic Bectumomab
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Groups Investigational
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Last Updated: January 7, 2025 at 1:49 am
   

Uses

Investigated for use/treatment in lymphoma (non-hodgkin's).

How Bectumomab works

Using bectumomab, a mouse-derived monoclonal antibody labeled with technetium-99m (Tc-99m), a widely available, inexpensive radioisotope, medical professionals can determine through nuclear imaging the extent of CD22-expressing lymphomas.

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