<prompt> Rituximab is antibody against?CD20VEGFEGFRIL-2  <response>: ANSWER: A CD20REF: Goodman and Gillman 11th edition page 901See APPENDIX-34 for FDA APPROVED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIESRituximab, sold under the trade names Rituxan and MabThera, is a chimeric monoclonal antibody against the protein CD20, which is primarily found on the surface of B cells. Rituximab is used in the treatment of many lymphomas, leukemias, transplant rejection and some autoimmune disordersAPPENDIX - 34FDA Approved Monoclonal AntibodiesAntibodyTypeTargetIndicationWhat its approved to treatAbciximabchimericInhibition of glycoprotein IlbIIIaCardiovascular diseaseAdalimumabhumanInhibition of TNF-tz signallingSeveral auto-immune disordersAlemtuzumabhumanizedCD52Chronic lymphocytic leukaemiaBasiliximabchimericIL-2Rc; receptor CD25Transplant rejectionBevacizumahhumanizedVascular endothelial growth factor VEGFColorectal cancer, Age related macular degeneration off-labelCetuximabchimericEpidermal growth factor receptorColorectal cancer, Head and neck cancerCertolizumab pegolhumanizedInhibition of TNF-cr signallingCrohns diseaseDaclizumabhumanizedIL-2Rcr receptor CD 2 5Transplant rejectionEcuiizumabhumanizedComplement system protein C5Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuriaEfalizumabhumanizedCDllaPsoriasisGemtuzumabhumanizedCD33Acute myelogenous leukaemia with calicheamicinIbritumomabtiuxetanmurineCD20Non-Hodgkin lymphoma with yttrium- 90 or indium-111InfliximabchimericInhibition of TNF-cr signallingSeveral autoimmune disordersMuromonab-CD3murineT cell CD3 ReceptorTransplant rejectionNatalizumabhumanizedAlpha-4 c4 integrin,Multiple sclerosis and Crohns diseaseOmalizumabhumanizedImmunoglobulin E IgEMainly allergy-related asthmaPalivizumabhumanizedAn epitope of the RSV F proteinRespiratory Syncytial VirusPanitumumabhumanEpidermal growth factor receptorColorectal cancerRanibizumabhumanizedVascular endothelial growth factor A VEGF-AMacular degenerationRituximabchimericCD20Non-Hodgkin lymphomaTositumomabmurineCD20Non-Hodgkin lymphomaTrastuzumabhumanizedErbB2Breast cancer 