Arzerra
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Term | Arzerra |
Short definition | Arzerra (ar-ZAYR-uh) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Arzerra - (pronounced) (ar-ZAYR-uh) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Arzerra attaches to a protein called CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of leukemia and lymphoma cells. Arzerra can block CD20 and help the immune system kill cancer cells. It's a type of monoclonal antibody. Also called HuMax-CD20 and Ofatumumab
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