Immunologic Factor
immunoconjugate Audio
[ ih-myoo-noh-kon-jih-gut ]
Subclass of:
Immunologic Factors; Antibodies
Definitions related to immunoconjugates:
  • An agent that consists of an immune substance, such as a monoclonal antibody, antigen or an immunoglobulin, and covalently bound to other molecule(s), usually either a toxin, a radioisotope, or a cytotoxic agent. Immunoconjugates allow for specific delivery of certain substances to specific cells or tissues for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hybrid molecule specifically designed to deliver a toxin to a specific cell or tissue.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Combinations of diagnostic or therapeutic substances linked with specific immune substances such as IMMUNOGLOBULINS; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES; or ANTIGENS. Often the diagnostic or therapeutic substance is a radionuclide. These conjugates are useful tools for specific targeting of DRUGS and RADIOISOTOPES in the CHEMOTHERAPY and RADIOIMMUNOTHERAPY of certain cancers.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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