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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
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkinâs lymphoma, NHL, or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in cells called lymphocytes, which are part of the bodyâs immune system. Lymphocytes are in the lymph nodes and other lymphoid tissues (such as the spleen and bone marrow).ymphocytes. Lymphoid tissue is made up of several types of immune system cells that help the body fight infections. Most of the cells in lymphoid tissue are lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. The main types of lymphocytes are B lymphocytes (B cells) and T lymphocytes (T cells).