OR WAIT null SECS
- CureToday.com
- OncLive.com
- TargetedOnc.com
- Contact
- Terms and Conditions
- Privacy
- Do Not Sell My Personal Information
© 2021 MJH Life Sciences™ and Cancer Network. All rights reserved.
Receptagen to Develop 'Growth Blocker' Monoclonal Antibody
SEATTLE--Receptagen Ltd. has begun formal clinical development of its first "growth blocker" drug, based on promising laboratory studies. The agent, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the B12 carrier protein trans-cobalamin II, triggered apoptosis in cancer cells by depleting vitamin B12, an essential enzyme co-factor for cell proliferation, said Receptagen president A. Charles Morgan Jr., PhD.
SEATTLE--Receptagen Ltd. has begun formal clinical developmentof its first "growth blocker" drug, based on promisinglaboratory studies. The agent, a monoclonal antibody that blocksthe B12 carrier protein trans-cobalamin II, triggered apoptosisin cancer cells by depleting vitamin B12, an essential enzymeco-factor for cell proliferation, said Receptagen president A.Charles Morgan Jr., PhD.