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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. EPOCH (chemotherapy) - Wikipedia

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    EPOCH is an intensive chemotherapy regimen intended for treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. [1] [2] It is often combined with rituximab. In this case it is called R-EPOCH or EPOCH-R. The R-EPOCH regimen consists of: Rituximab: an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, which has the ability to kill B cells, be they normal or malignant;

  4. Bendamustine - Wikipedia

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    Common side effects include low blood cell counts, fever, nausea, diarrhea, loss of appetite, cough, and rash. [3] Other severe side effects include allergic reactions and increased risk of infection. [3] Use in pregnancy is known to harm the baby. [3] Bendamustine is in the alkylating agents family of medication. [3]

  5. Cytokine release syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The most predictive biomarkers 36h after CAR-T infusion of CRS are a fever ≥38.9 °C (102 °F) and elevated levels of MCP-1 in serum. [12] Many of the cytokines elevated in CRS are not produced by CAR-T cells, but by myeloid cells that are pathogenically licensed through T-cell-mediated activating mechanisms.

  6. How I found peace with my pixie after having chemo - AOL

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    You might think that in the grand scheme of cancer and the requisite side effects of chemo—which, let me tell you, aren't pretty—hair seems like it should have been the least of my worries ...

  7. ICE (chemotherapy) - Wikipedia

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    ICE in the context of chemotherapy is an acronym for one of the chemotherapy regimens, used in salvage treatment of relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. In case of CD20-positive B cell lymphoid malignancies the ICE regimen is often combined today with rituximab. This regimen is then called ICE-R or R-ICE or RICE.

  8. Breakthrough antidepressants with fewer side effects could ...

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    As Americans are increasingly reaching for pharmaceutical solutions for depression—about one in eight U.S. adults takes antidepressants—scientists have been innovating novel treatments for it.

  9. First pics of terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s squalid home ...

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    Lighter Side. Medicare. News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help. ... Killer driver Shamsud-Din Jabbar seen in first photo after he mowed down dozens of New Year’s revelers in ...