Ivosidenib

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Ivosidenib
TermIvosidenib
Short definitionivosidenib (I-voh-SIH-deh-nib) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia or cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer ) that have a mutation (change) in the bile duct IDH1 gene. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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ivosidenib - (pronounced) (I-voh-SIH-deh-nib) A medicine used alone or with other medicines to treat adults with certain types of acute myeloid leukemia or cholangiocarcinoma (a type of bile duct cancer ) that have a mutation (change) in the bile duct IDH1 gene. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Ivosidenib blocks the protein IDH1 gene made by the mutant, which can help stop cancer cells from growing. It's kind of an enzyme inhibitor and kind of targeted therapy. Also called Tibsovo

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