Activation of methotrexate-phenylalanine by monoclonal antibody-carboxypeptidase A conjugate for the specific treatment of ovarian cancer in vitro

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 281-287

  Perron, M J ^a   Page, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carboxypeptidase; Immunoconjugate; Methotrexate; Polyethylene glycol; Prodrug; Targeting

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PHENYLALANINE; PRODRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FAST PROTEIN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; FIBROBLAST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; OVARY CANCER; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, NEOPLASM; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES A; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHOTREXATE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PHENYLALANINE; PRODRUGS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029671275     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.50     Document Type: Article

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