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Gummibando t1_iycwtmo wrote

What does -emab stand for in the mAb naming scheme? (Like -umab = Human, -omab = murine etc.)

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SimbaOnSteroids t1_iydfqlu wrote

The ab at the end is for antibody as these are immunotherapies.

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Gummibando t1_iydkiyh wrote

Actually, the mab stands for monoclonal antibody. The letter/s directly before the mab refer/s to the “source” (for lack of a better term, I’m not an English native speaker) of the antibody.

omab = murine (mouse), imab = Primates, umab = recombinant human antibodies etc.

But I have never before heard of emab, so I’m curious what this refers to.

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