Everolimus

Everolimus
Term	Everolimus
Short definition	Everolimus (eh-veh-ROH-lih-mus) A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of breast cancer, kidney cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract gastrointestinal tract is used. It is used under the brand name Afinitor to treat these types of cancer and to treat a type of benign kidney tumor called renal angiomyolipoma and a type of benign brain tumor called subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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Everolimus - (pronounced) (eh-veh-ROH-lih-mus) A drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of breast cancer, kidney cancer, and neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas, lungs, and gastrointestinal tract gastrointestinal tract is used. It is used under the brand name Afinitor to treat these types of cancer and to treat a type of benign kidney tumor called renal angiomyolipoma and a type of benign brain tumor called subependymal giant cell astrocytoma in patients with tuberous sclerosis. Everolimus is also used under the brand name Afinitor Disperz to treat subependymal giant cell astrocytoma and certain types of seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis. It is also used under the brand name Zortress to prevent the body from rejecting a kidney or liver transplant. Everolimus is also being studied to treat other diseases and cancers. It blocks a protein involved in cell division, which can help prevent abnormal cells, including cancer cells, from growing. It can also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Everolimus also lowers the body's immune response. It's a type of kinase inhibitor, a type of angiogenesis inhibitor, and a type of immunosuppressant. Also called RAD001

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