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For people with aggressive B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, we commonly recommend a chemotherapy treatment called R-CHOP. It is named after the medicines included in the mixture: rituximab (RituxanÂ®), a monoclonal antibody that helps your immune system destroy the cancer cells and makes the chemotherapy more powerful
The Cure of Hodgkin Lymphoma. The cure of Hodgkin lymphoma in the 20th century is another one of cancer's biggest success stories. Breakthroughs in radiation therapy and chemotherapy paired with careful clinical research transformed an invariably fatal disorder into one that is routinely cured.