The therapeutic use of monoclonal antibodies against oncogene proteins is limited to

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Monoclonal antibodies can only target extracellular proteins, such as cell surface receptors, but not intracellular proteins like oncogenes. Therefore, their therapeutic use is limited to extracellular targets. Secreted targets, like growth factors, are also extracellular proteins that can be targeted by monoclonal antibodies. However, choice C is incorrect because monoclonal antibodies cannot target cytosolic targets, only extracellular proteins. Choice D is too broad because not all proteins are suitable targets for monoclonal antibodies.

The Therapeutic Use of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Oncogene Proteins Is