Augmerosen
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| Augmerosen | |
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| Term | Augmerosen |
| Short definition | augmerosen (awg-MEH-roh-sen) substance being studied to treat cancer. It can kill cancer cells by blocking the production of a protein that allows cancer cells to live longer and makes them more sensitive to anti-cancer drugs. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
augmerosen - (pronounced) (awg-MEH-roh-sen) substance being studied to treat cancer. It can kill cancer cells by blocking the production of a protein that allows cancer cells to live longer and makes them more sensitive to anti-cancer drugs. It is a type of antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide. Also called Bcl-2 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide G3139, genasense and oblimersen sodium
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- Wikipedia's article - Augmerosen
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