Antibody Drug Conjugates: Preclinical Considerations

AAPS Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 525-534

  Bornstein, Gadi G ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

antibody drug conjugate; preclinical; tumor

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBODY CONJUGATE; GEMTUZUMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG SCREENING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, HUMANIZED; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCONJUGATES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84939938699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15507416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/s12248-015-9738-4     Document Type: Article

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