What Is a Monoclonal Antibody?

What Is a Monoclonal Antibody?

This text provides an overview of what a monoclonal antibody (mAb) is, reviews the 4 different classes of mAbs, and gives examples of different uses of mAb.

Topics

  • Abciximab
  • Adalimumab
  • Alemtuzumab
  • antidrug antibody
  • antibody structure
  • antibody
  • antigen binding
  • antigen
  • bispecific mAb
  • bispecific monoclonal antibody
  • bispecific
  • Blinatumomab
  • blocking
  • Canakinumab
  • Cetuximab
  • chimeric antibody
  • chimeric mAb
  • chimeric monoclonal antibody
  • conjugated mAb
  • conjugated monoclonal antibody
  • conjugated
  • constant region
  • delivery
  • Erenumab
  • Evolocumab
  • flagging
  • half-life
  • human antibody
  • human mAb
  • human monoclonal antibody
  • humanized antibody
  • humanized mAb
  • humanized monoclonal antibody
  • hypervariable region
  • Ibalizumab
  • immune system
  • mAb
  • monoclonal antibody
  • monoclonal antibody name
  • murine antibody
  • murine mAb
  • murine monoclonal antibody
  • Natalizumab
  • omab
  • Pertuzumab
  • umab
  • unconjugated mAb
  • unconjugated monoclonal antibody
  • unconjugated
  • variable region
  • ximab
  • zumab