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• (IH-tree-um … MAH-noh-KLOH-nul AN-tih-BAH-dee …) A substance being studied in the treatment of liver cancer. HuAFP31 is a monoclonal antibody that can locate and bind to tumor cells that make a protein called alpha fetoprotein (AFP). It is linked to a radioactive substance called yttrium Y 90, which may help kill the cancer cells. Yttrium Y 90 DOTA monoclonal antibody HuAFP31 is a type of radioimmunoconjugate.

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  yttrium Y 90 DOTA monoclonal antibody HuAFP31. (n.d.). Dictionary of Cancer Terms. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/yttrium-y-90-dota-monoclonal-antibody-huafp31.

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  yttrium Y 90 DOTA monoclonal antibody HuAFP31. www.cancer.gov. Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/yttrium-y-90-dota-monoclonal-antibody-huafp31 (accessed: March 22, 2023).

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  "yttrium Y 90 DOTA monoclonal antibody HuAFP31." Dictionary of Cancer Terms. National Cancer Institute. 22 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/yttrium-y-90-dota-monoclonal-antibody-huafp31.

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