Drug evaluation: adecatumumab, an engineered human anti-EpCAM antibody.
Columbia University, 630 VWest 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. ik139@columbia.edu
Micromet Inc, in collaboration with Merck Serono SA, is developing adecatumumab for the potential treatment of adenocarcinomas, including breast and prostate cancer. Adecatunmumab is a fully human antibody targeting epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). Adecatumumab is currently undergoing phase II clinical trials in breast and prostate cancer.
PMID: 17458174 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]