Gimatecan

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Gimatecan
TermGimatecan
Short definitiongilteritinib fumarate (GIL-teh-RIH-tih-nib FYOO-muh-rayt) A drug used to treat adults with acute myeloid leukemia that has come back or has not improved with other treatments and have a mutation (change) in the leukemia FLT3 gene. Gilteritinib fumarate blocks certain proteins that can prevent cancer cells from growing. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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gimatecan - (pronounced) (jih-muh-TEE-kan) A substance being studied for the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the family of topoisomerase inhibitors. Also called ST1481

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