HCD20

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003734",
  "term": "HCD20",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance being studied in the treatment of several types of lymphoma. It binds to the protein CD20, which is found on B cells (a type of immune system cell) and some types of lymphoma cells. This causes the immune system to kill the cancer cells. HCD20 is a type of monoclonal antibody. Also called hA20, IMMU-106, and veltuzumab.",
  "expansions": [
    "hA20",
    "veltuzumab"
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "IMMU-106"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/hcd20/"
}