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. 2010 Jun;25(3):279–287. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2009.0746

Table 1.

Parameter Definition

Variable Value Unit Source (Ref. no.)
kon,mono Association rate monovalent 0.03 L nmol−1 min−1 3
kon,bi Surface association rate bivalent kon,bi = kon,mono × E cm2 nmol−1 min−1 1
koff Dissociation rate 0.3 min−1 6
E Enhancement factor 1.67 × 106 cm−1 1
Masstu Tumor mass 15–1330 g g 7
VP Total plasma volume 3000 mL 3
Vtu Interstitial distribution volume Masstu × 0.2 mL 8
[Ag]s Surface concentration of antigen 7.9 × 10−5 nmol cm−2 9
Agi Free antigens (ra or tu)   nmol  
Ag0,i Total antigens (ra or tu) 0.25 nmol/g × Massi nmol  
AgAbmono,i Monovalently bound antibody (ra or tu)   nmol  
AgAbbi,i Bivalently bound antibody (ra or tu)   nmol  
Abi Unbound antibody of interstitial spaces in normal tissue or tumor or plasma   nmol  
kin,n Transport rate: VP to interstitial space 0.0017 min−1 10
kout,n Transport rate: interstitial space to VP 0.005 min−1 10
kin,tu Transport rate: VP to interstitial space tumor TUI × Masstu min−1 10
kout,tu Transport rate: interstitial space tumor to VP kin,tu × VP/Vtu min−1 10
TUI Tumor uptake index 4 mL (100 g)−1 h−1 4
λdb Degradation of bound antibody 7.2 × 10−5 min−1 2
λdu Degradation of unbound antibody 3.9 × 10−4 min−1 10
λphy Physical decay 111In 1.72 × 10−4 min−1 3

ra, readily accessible; tu, tumor.