HAART
| HAART | |
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| Term | HAART |
| Short definition | hA20 - A 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. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
HAART - (pronounced) Treatment that uses a combination of three or more drugs to treat HIV infection. HAART stops the virus from making copies of itself in the body. This can reduce the damage to the immune system caused by HIV and slow the development of AIDS. It can also help prevent transmission of HIV to others, including from mother to child during childbirth. Also called cART, combination antiretroviral therapy and highly active antiretroviral therapy
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