Resiquimod
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| Term | Resiquimod |
| Short definition | resiquimod - (pronounced) (reh-SIH-kwih-mod) A substance being studied to treat some types of skin cancer. When resiquimod is applied to the skin, it causes some immune cells to produce certain chemicals that can help them kill tumor cells. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
resiquimod - (pronounced) (reh-SIH-kwih-mod) A substance being studied to treat some types of skin cancer. When resiquimod is applied to the skin, it causes some immune cells to produce certain chemicals that can help them kill tumor cells. It's also being studied to see if adding it to a tumor vaccine improves anti-tumor immune responses. It's a type of imidazoquinoline and a type of immunomodulator
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