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• A substance that is being studied in the treatment of cancer. It is made by combining the monoclonal antibody CC49 with a chemical called streptavidin. It can find tumor cells that have the protein TAG-72 on their surface, including colon, prostate, breast, and ovary cancer cells. After CC49-streptavidin binds to cancer cells, a radioactive compound called yttrium Y 90 DOTA-biotin will find those cells and kill them.

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  CC49-streptavidin. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cc49-streptavidin.

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  CC49-streptavidin. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cc49-streptavidin (accessed: March 28, 2023).

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  "CC49-streptavidin." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/cc49-streptavidin.

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