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Rituximab, Abbexa, abx831074

Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody biosimilar expressed in CHO cells, targeting MS4A1, for use in laboratory research applications. This product is not suitable for use as medicines or in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications. Rituximab is a genetically engineered chimeric murine/human monoclonal antibody directed against the CD20 antigen found on the surface of normal and malignant B lymphocytes. The antibody is an IgG1 kappa immunoglobulin containing murine light and heavy-chain variable region sequences and human constant region sequences 6, Label. It was originally approved by the U. S. FDA in 1997 as a single agent to treat patients with B-cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL) 8, however, has now been approved for a variety of conditions Label. On November 28, 2018, the US FDA approved Truxima, the first biosimilar to Rituxan (Rituximab) 7. Rituximab is a monoclonal antibody that targets the CD20 antigen, which is expressed on the surface of pre-B and mature B-lymphocytes 1, 2, 3, Label. After binding to CD20, rituximab mediates B-cell lysis (or breakdown). The possible mechanisms of cell lysis include complement dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) and antibody dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) Label.