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English: Example: Rituxan® (rituximab)

Rituxan® (rituximab) isi a good example of a monoclonal antibody that can activate the immune system to attack a cancer cell. It binds to a surface protein, called CD20, located on mature B lymphocytes (B cells). Once bound, the antibody activates the body's immune system, which then attacks the cancer cells. Rituxan® (rituximab) may also make cells more susceptible to chemotherapy, promoting more cell death by apoptosis.

Because CD20 is on all B cells, Rituxan® (rituximab) kills normal as well as cancer cells. However, patients can regenerate normal B cells from their own or transplanted blood stem cells.
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Source National Cancer Institute, http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/targetedtherapies/htmlcourse/page4
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