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polatuzumab vedotin

(POH-lah-TOO-zoo-mab veh-DOH-tin)
A drug used with other drugs to treat adults with certain types of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Polatuzumab vedotin contains a monoclonal antibody that binds to a protein called CD79B, which is found on B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some lymphoma cells. It also contains an anticancer drug, which may help kill cancer cells. Polatuzumab vedotin is a type of antibody-drug conjugate. Also called Polivy.
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