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2. Rituximab - Wikipedia

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   Rituximab, sold under the brand name Rituxan among others, is a monoclonal antibody medication used to treat certain autoimmune diseases and types of cancer. [18] It is used for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (in children and adults, but not recommended in elderly patients), rheumatoid arthritis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura ...

3. Does Medicare Part B cover Rituxan infusions? - AOL

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   Doctors may recommend Rituxan for the treatment of conditions such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, it is important for a person to ...

4. List of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies - Wikipedia

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   rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis Intetumumab [83] [84] mab: human: CD51: solid tumors (prostate cancer, melanoma) Inolimomab: mab: mouse: CD25 (α chain of IL-2 receptor) graft versus host disease Inotuzumab ozogamicin [39] Besponsa: mab: humanized: CD22: Y: Acute ...

5. Humira, Rituxan top list of U.S. drugs with biggest price ...

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   AbbVie Inc's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira and Roche Holding AG's cancer drug Rituxan topped a list of seven treatments whose combined 2017 and 2018 price hikes accounted for a $5.1 billion ...

6. Biological response modifier - Wikipedia

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   Crohn's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis: Respiratory infection, fever, hypotension. Predisposes to infections (reactivation of latent TB) Rituximab (Rituxan) A monoclonal antibody to CD20 surface immunoglobulin Lymphoma and a variety of autoimmune diseases, although it may be ineffective in treating IgA-mediated diseases. [13]

7. TNF inhibitor - Wikipedia

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   A TNF inhibitor is a pharmaceutical drug that suppresses the physiologic response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which is part of the inflammatory response.TNF is involved in autoimmune and immune-mediated disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, hidradenitis suppurativa and refractory asthma, so TNF inhibitors may be used in their ...