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|Term=Melphalan
|Term=Melphalan
|Short definition=melanotropin receptor - {{Pronunciation}} (MEH-luh-noh-TROH-pin reh-SEP-ter) protein found in skin and eye cells that makes melanin (a pigment that gives skin color and helps protect it from damage caused by ultraviolet light). People with certain changes in the gene for the melanotropin receptor have a higher risk of developing melanoma (skin cancer that starts in melanocytes)
|Short definition=Melphalan - {{Pronunciation}} (MEL-fuh-lan) drug used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian cell carcinoma that cannot be surgically removed. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
|Type=Cancer terms
|Type=Cancer terms
|Specialty=Oncology
|Specialty=Oncology

Latest revision as of 01:14, 13 January 2023

Melphalan
TermMelphalan
Short definitionMelphalan - (pronounced) (MEL-fuh-lan) drug used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian cell carcinoma that cannot be surgically removed. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Melphalan - (pronounced) (MEL-fuh-lan) drug used to treat multiple myeloma and ovarian cell carcinoma that cannot be surgically removed. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Melphalan can kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA and stopping them from dividing. It's a type of alkylating agent. Also called Alkeran tablets

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