title: A comparison of monoclonal antibodies against distinct colon tumor-associated antigens in immunohistochemistry and in tumor localization.
abstract: Monoclonal antibodies to colon/ovary tumor antigen (COTA), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), colon-specific antigen (CSA), and colon-specific antigen "protein" (CSAp) were evaluated for specificity, reactivity with normal tissues, and tumor localizations using athymic rats bearing xenografted human colon tumors. Radioiodine labeled anti-CSA and anti-COTA retained immunoreactivity and effectively localized the tumors; anti-CSAp retained immunoreactivity, but localized less effectively; and anti-CEA lost most of its immunoreactivity and localized poorly. Of the antibodies tested, anti-COTA showed potential for human colorectal tumor radiolocalization.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Zamora
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sass
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Valdez
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: O'Rourke
authors.forename: V O
authors.initials: VO
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D002460:Cell Line; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006825:Hybridomas; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D051381:Rats; D011923:Rats, Nude; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes