Deferoxamine
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| Deferoxamine | |
|---|---|
| Term | Deferoxamine |
| Short definition | deferoxamine - (pronounced) (DEH-feh-ROK-suh-meen) An iron chelator that removes iron from tumors by inhibiting DNA synthesis and causing cancer cell death. It is used in conjunction with other anticancer drugs in the therapy of pediatric neuroblastoma |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
deferoxamine - (pronounced) (DEH-feh-ROK-suh-meen) An iron chelator that removes iron from tumors by inhibiting DNA synthesis and causing cancer cell death. It is used in conjunction with other anticancer drugs in the therapy of pediatric neuroblastoma
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