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A humanized monoclonal antibody with antineoplastic activity. Matuzumab binds the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with highaffinity, competitively blocking natural ligand binding andblocking receptor-mediated downstream signalling, resulting in impaired tumor cell proliferation. Check for \'https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C2012\' active clinical trials using this agent. (\'http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C2012\' NCI Thesaurus)
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