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arcitumomab

CEA scan Immunology A 99mTc-labelled murine IgG monoclonal Fab fragment which attaches in vivo to CEA and can be used as a tumor marker to detect GI tract CAs using immunoscintigraphy See Monoclonal antibody.
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