Tositumomab (TAH-sih-TOO-moh-mab) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Tositumomab (TAH-sih-TOO-moh-mab)? A monoclonal antibody that is used in the treatment of certain types of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. When tositumomab and iodine I 131 tositumomab (a form of tositumomab that has been chemically changed by adding radioactive iodine) are given together, the com

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