Lumoxiti
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Term | Lumoxiti |
Short definition | Lumoxiti (loo-MOK-sih-tee) A drug used to treat adults with hairy cell leukemia who have returned or not improved with at least two other systemic therapies, including treatment with a purine nucleoside analogue (a type of cancer drug). Lumoxiti contains a monoclonal antibody that attaches to a protein called CD22, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of leukemia cells. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Lumoxiti - (pronounced) (loo-MOK-sih-tee) A drug used to treat adults with hairy cell leukemia who have returned or not improved with at least two other systemic therapies, including treatment with a purine nucleoside analogue (a type of cancer drug). Lumoxiti contains a monoclonal antibody that attaches to a protein called CD22, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of leukemia cells. It also contains a bacterial toxin called PE38 that can help kill cancer cells. Lumoxiti is a type of immunotoxin. Also called anti-CD22 immunotoxin CAT-8015, CAT-8015 and moxetumomab pasudotox
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