Tositumomab
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| Tositumomab | |
|---|---|
| Term | Tositumomab |
| Short definition | Tositumomab - (pronounced) (TAH-sih-TOO-moh-mab) medicine used with another medicine to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Tositumomab - (pronounced) (TAH-sih-TOO-moh-mab) medicine used with another medicine to treat certain types of B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Tositumomab attaches to a protein called CD20, which is found on the surface of B cells and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of monoclonal antibody
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