Rituximab

Alone or with other chemotherapy medicines.

Rituximab. Upon binding to cd20 rituximab mediates b cell lysis. 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. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody. 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.

It is used for non hodgkin lymphoma chronic lymphocytic leukemia rheumatoid arthritis granulomatosis with polyangiitis idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura pemphigus vulgaris myasthenia gravis and epsteinbarr virus positive mucocutaneous ulcers. A severe autoimmune reaction that causes blisters and breakdown of the skin and mucous membranes. If you used rituximab intravenous when you were pregnant tell your babys doctor. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cll.

Rituximab is used alone or in combination with other medicines to treat the following conditions in adults. Some brands of. Non hodgkins lymphoma or chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Find information about rituxan rituximab a possible treatment for ra nhl cll gpa mpa and pv.

With the chemotherapy medicines fludarabine and cyclophosphamide. Rituximab is approved to be used in adults either alone or with other drugs to treat. Rituximab sold under the brand name rituxan among others is a medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer. It is used alone in patients with follicular lymphoma or low grade lymphoma that has relapsed or is refractory doesnt respond to treatment.

Rituxan rituximab is a prescription medicine used to treat adults with. See important safety including boxed warnings for more information. Rituximab sticks to all the cd20 proteins it finds. 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.

It targets a protein called cd20 on the surface of the leukaemia and lymphoma cells. Symptoms of granulomatosis with polyangiitis are fever joint pain fatigue and sinusitis. B cell non hodgkin lymphoma nhl that is cd20 positive.