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Rituximab-pvvr injection is used alone or together with other cancer medicines to treat a type of cancer called non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). It helps the immune system destroy cancer cells. Rituximab-pvvr is a monoclonal antibody.
Rituximab-pvvr injection is also used together with other cancer medicines (eg, fludarabine and cyclophosphamide) to treat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).
Rituximab-pvvr injection is used together with steroids to treat granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA). These are immune disorders that cause blood vessels to be inflamed.
Rituximab-pvvr injection is also used together with other medicines (eg, methotrexate) to reduce the symptoms of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis in patients who have been previously treated with other medicines (eg, tumor necrosis factor [TNF] antagonist) but did not work well.
This medicine is to be given only by or under the direct supervision of your doctor.
This product is available in the following dosage forms:
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