Résumé
Rituximab is a chimeric mouse/human monoclonal antibody which binds to CD20 antigen, a transmembrane protein, located on both normal B-cells and malignant B-cells. Rituximab is now marketed for use in the treatment of patients with follicular Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) who are chemoresistant or are in their second or subsequent relapse after chemotherapy and the treatment of diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma in association with CHOP chemotherapy. After a synthetic presentation of the different clinical studies published with rituximab in NHL, we have chosen to present the use of the anti-CD20 in Saint-Brieuc Hospital.
Titre traduit de la contribution | Use of anti-CD20 (rituximab) in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Saint-Brieuc Hospital |
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langue originale | Français |
Pages (de - à) | 69-77 |
Nombre de pages | 9 |
journal | Journal de Pharmacie Clinique |
Volume | 22 |
Numéro de publication | 2 |
état | Publié - 1 janv. 2003 |
mots-clés
- Anti-CD20 antibody
- Non Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Rituximab