Veltuzumab

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Veltuzumab
TermVeltuzumab
Short definitionVeltuzumab - (pronounced) (vel-TOO-zoo-mab) substance being studied to treat different types of lymphoma. It attaches to the protein CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of cell in the immune system) and some types of lymphoma cells. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Veltuzumab - (pronounced) (vel-TOO-zoo-mab) substance being studied to treat different types of lymphoma. It attaches to the protein CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of cell in the immune system) and some types of lymphoma cells. This causes the immune system to kill the cancer cells. Veltuzumab is a type of monoclonal antibody. Also called hA20, HCD20 and IMMU-106

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