Tositumomab

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Tositumomab
TermTositumomab
Short definitionTositumomab - (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. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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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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