Rituximab. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody. Alone or with other chemotherapy medicines. Rituxan rituximab is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with. Rituximab is approved to be used in adults either alone or with other drugs to treat.
If you used rituximab intravenous when you were pregnant tell your babys doctor. Rituximab rituxan is a drug used to treat non hodgkins b cell lymphomas chronic lymphocytic leukemia granulomatosis with polyangiitis previously called wegeners granulomatosis microscopic polyangiitis and rheumatoid arthritis. With the chemotherapy medicines fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. It targets a protein called cd20 on the surface of the leukaemia and lymphoma cells.
Some brands of. Rituximab sticks to all the cd20 proteins it finds. Rituximab sold under the brand name rituxan among others is a medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer. A severe autoimmune reaction that causes blisters and breakdown of the skin and mucous membranes.
Symptoms of granulomatosis with polyangiitis are fever joint pain fatigue and sinusitis. See important safety including boxed warnings for more information. Possible mechanisms of cell lysis include complement dependent cytotoxicity cdc. Find information about rituxan rituximab a possible treatment for ra nhl cll gpa mpa and pv.
Non hodgkins lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Rituximab is used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat the following conditions in adults. Upon binding to cd20 rituximab mediates b cell lysis. B cell non hodgkin lymphoma nhl that is cd20 positive.
Rituximab is used to treat certain types of cancer such as non hodgkins lymphoma chronic lymphocytic leukemiait works by slowing or stopping the growth of cancer cells. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that targets the cd20 antigen expressed on the surface of pre b and mature b lymphocytes. Patients with cancer who take rituximab intravenous may be at a greater risk of getting a severe health problem called tumor lysis syndrome tlsthis may lead to death.