Custirsen Sodium
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Term | Custirsen Sodium |
Short definition | Custirsen Sodium - (pronounced) (KUS-tir-sen SOH-dee-um) substance being studied to treat cancer. It blocks production of a protein called clusterin, which helps cells live longer. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Custirsen Sodium - (pronounced) (KUS-tir-sen SOH-dee-um) substance being studied to treat cancer. It blocks production of a protein called clusterin, which helps cells live longer. This can kill cancer cells that need clusterin to grow. It can also make cells more sensitive to anti-cancer drugs. It's a type of antisense oligonucleotide and a type of chemosensitizer. Also called OGX-011
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