Lenalidomide
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Term | Lenalidomide |
Short definition | Lenalidomide (leh-nuh-LIH-doh-mide) A drug similar to thalidomide used alone or with other drugs to treat adults with certain types of follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma , mantle cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or anemia caused by certain types of myelodysplastic syndromes. It is also being studied in the treatment of other diseases and cancers. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Lenalidomide - (pronounced) (leh-nuh-LIH-doh-mide) A drug similar to thalidomide used alone or with other drugs to treat adults with certain types of follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma , mantle cell lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or anemia caused by certain types of myelodysplastic syndromes. It is also being studied in the treatment of other diseases and cancers. Lenalidomide can help the immune system kill abnormal blood cells or cancer cells. It can also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Lenalidomide is a type of antiangiogenesis agent and a type of immunomodulating agent. Also called CC-5013 and Revlimid
External links
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