Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate
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| Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate | |
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| Term | Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate |
| Short definition | Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate (uh-MOH-nee-um TEH-truh-THY-oh-muh-LIB-dayt) A substance being studied to treat many types of cancer. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate removes extra copper from the body. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate - (pronounced) (uh-MOH-nee-um TEH-truh-THY-oh-muh-LIB-dayt) A substance being studied to treat many types of cancer. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate removes extra copper from the body. Removing the copper can prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow and can kill cancer cells. Ammonium tetrathiomolybdate is a type of chelating agent and a type of anti-angiogenesis agent
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