Omacetaxine mepesuccinate
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Term | Omacetaxine mepesuccinate |
Short definition | oltipraz - (pronounced) (OL-tih-praz) A drug used to prevent cancer |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
Omacetaxine mepesuccinate - (pronounced) (OH-mah-seh-TAK-seen MEH-peh-SUK-sih-nayt) drug used to treat adults with certain types of chronic myeloid leukemia that cannot be treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (a type of cancer drug) or who have not improved after treatment with at least two tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Omacetaxine mepesuccinate blocks certain proteins involved in cell growth and can kill cancer cells. It is a type of plant alkaloid and a type of protein synthesis inhibitor. Also called homoharringtonine and synribo
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