Alpelisib

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Alpelisib
TermAlpelisib
Short definitionAlpelisib (AL-peh-LIH-sib) A drug used with fulvestrant to treat postmenopausal women and men with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that is advanced or has spread and has a mutation (change) in the breast cancerPIK3CAGen. It is used in patients whose cancer has gotten worse during or after hormone therapy. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Alpelisib - (pronounced) (AL-peh-LIH-sib) A drug used with fulvestrant to treat postmenopausal women and men with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer that is advanced or has spread and has a mutation (change) in the breast cancerPIK3CAGen. It is used in patients whose cancer has gotten worse during or after hormone therapy. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Alpelisib blocks certain proteins that can help stop cancer cells from growing and kill them. It's a kind of kinase inhibitor. Also called Piqray

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