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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 ...
See the list of FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibodies in the monoclonal antibody therapy page. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This regimen can also be combined with the monoclonal antibody rituximab if the lymphoma is of B cell origin; this combination is called R-CHOP. In 2002, a randomized controlled trial showed a higher complete response rate for R-CHOP vs CHOP in elderly patients with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma (76% vs 63%). [ 4 ]
With the further addition of the anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab, it is called R-CEPP(B). R-CEPP(B) regimen consists of: Rituximab - a monoclonal antibody that is able to kill CD20-positive B cells, either normal or malignant; Cyclophosphamide - an alkylating antineoplastic agent; Etoposide- a topoisomerase inhibitor from the ...
In combination with anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody rituximab (Rituxan, Mabthera) it is called R-DHAP or DHAP-R. [R]-DHAP regimen consists of: Rituximab, a monoclonal antibody, directed at B-cell surface antigen CD20; examethasone, a glucocorticoid hormone (H)igh-dose ra-C - cytarabine, an antimetabolite;
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it in March 2017, for the treatment of Merkel-cell carcinoma, [84] an aggressive type of skin cancer. The EMA approved it in September 2017, for the same indication. [86] This is the first FDA-approved treatment for metastatic Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare, aggressive form of skin cancer. [84]
Drug Dose Mode Days Rituximab: 375 mg/m 2: IV infusion: Day 1 Etoposide: 50 mg/m 2: IV continuous infusion over 24 h: Days 1–4 Prednisolone: 60 mg/m 2: By mouth, twice a day (PO BID) Days 1–5 Oncovin: vincristine: 0.4 mg/m 2: IV continuous infusion over 24 h: Days 1–4 Cyclophosphamide: 750 mg/m 2: IV bolus given over 15 min: Day 5 ...
The first FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibody was a murine IgG2a CD3 specific transplant rejection drug, OKT3 (also called muromonab), in 1986. This drug found use in solid organ transplant recipients who became steroid resistant. [39] Hundreds of therapies are undergoing clinical trials. Most are concerned with immunological and ...