A Radioimmunoassay Using a Monoclonal Antibody to Monitor the Course of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 309, Issue 15, 1983, Pages 883-887

  Bast, Robert C ^a,b   Klug, Thomas L ^a,b   John, Elena St ^a,b   Jenison, Eric ^a,b   Niloff, Jonathan M ^a,b   Lazarus, Herbert ^a,b   Berkowitz, Ross S ^a,b   Leavitt, Thomas ^a,b   Griffiths, C Thomas ^a,b   Parker, Leroy ^a,b   Zurawski, Vincent R ^a,b   Knapp, Robert C ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b CENTOCOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RADIOISOTOPE; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

DIAGNOSIS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SERUM;

EID: 0020559574     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198310133091503     Document Type: Article

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