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Monoclonal antibodies penetrate bulky tumors poorly after intravenous administration, in part because of specific binding to the target antigen. Experiments presented here demonstrate an analogous phenomenon in micrometastases; poor antibody penetration, attributable to a "binding-site barrier" phenomenon, can be seen in guinea pig micrometastases as small as 300 microns in diameter. Increasing the dose of antibody can partially overcome this limitation, but at a cost in specificity.
Targeting cancer micrometastases with monoclonal antibodies: a binding-site barrier
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