CD20-targeted therapy: A breakthrough in the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 251-259

  Van Meerten, T ^a   Hagenbeek, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti CD20 therapy; CD20; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Rituximab

Indexed keywords

AME 133; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CD20 ANTIGEN; GA 101; IMMU 106; LY 2469298; OCRELIZUMAB; OFATUMUMAB; PRO 131921; RITUXIMAB; RO 5072759; TOSITUMOMAB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VELTUZUMAB;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ANTIBODY DEPENDENT CELLULAR CYTOTOXICITY; APOPTOSIS; CELL MATURATION; CHILL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FATIGUE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; NAUSEA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL, MURINE-DERIVED; ANTIGENS, CD20; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN;

EID: 69849104453     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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