BMS-247550

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BMS-247550
TermBMS-247550
Short definitionBMS-247550 - A medicine used alone or with capecitabine to treat breast cancer that is locally advanced or has spread to other parts of the body and has not improved after treatment with other anticancer medicines. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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BMS-247550 - A medicine used alone or with capecitabine to treat breast cancer that is locally advanced or has spread to other parts of the body and has not improved after treatment with other anticancer medicines. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. BMS-247550 blocks cell growth by stopping cell division and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of epothilone analog and a type of antimicrotubule agent. Also called Ixabepilon and Ixempra

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