Gemstone
| Gemstone | |
|---|---|
| Term | Gemstone |
| Short definition | gemtuzumab-ozogamicin (gem-TOO-zoo-mab OH-zoh-ga-MIH-sin) A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat acute myeloid leukemia and Is CD33 positive (expresses the protein CD33). It is used in adults and children from 1 month of age whose disease is newly diagnosed. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
gemstone - (pronounced) (JEM-zar) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat certain types of breast, non-small cell lung, ovarian and pancreatic cancer that have progressed or have spread to other parts of the body. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Gemzar stops cells from making DNA and can kill cancer cells. It's a type of antimetabolite. Also called gemcitabine hydrochloride and Infugem
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