A client is prescribed rituximab [Rituxan] to enhance substances within the immune system to kill cancer cells. What category of biological response modifiers (BRMs) is the client taking?
A) Monoclonal antibodies
B) Interferons
C) Colony-stimulating factors
D) Interleukins
A
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BRMs include monoclonal antibodies (MOAB) (e.g., rituximab [Rituxan], trastuzumab [Herceptin]), interferons (IFN) (e.g., interferon-? 2a [Roferon, Intron]), colony-stimulating factors (CSF) (e.g., filgrastim [Neupogen], erythropoietin [Epogen]), interleukins (IL) (e.g., aldesleukin [interleukin-2, IL-2]), and retinoids (e.g., acitretin [Soriatane], tretinoin [Retin-A]).
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